Texas higher ed leaders optimistic about funding, faculty uneasy about culture wars as new session starts

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FDA vaccine advisers ‘disappointed’ and ‘angry’ that early data about new Covid-19 booster shot wasn’t presented for review last year | CNN

CNN  —  Some vaccine advisers to the federal government say they’re “disappointed” and “angry” that government…

As University of Idaho students return to classes, they say the arrest of a murder suspect brings peace of mind. But the campus may never feel the same | CNN

CNN  —  Classes resume Wednesday at the University of Idaho, just weeks after many students abandoned…

Republican Sen. Ben Sasse resigns to become University of Florida president, opening seat for appointment by Nebraska governor | CNN Politics

CNN  —  Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump after…

Former USC official sentenced in college admissions scandal | CNN

CNN  —  A former athletics official at the University of Southern California was sentenced Friday to…

UT fires head basketball coach Chris Beard after domestic violence arrest

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College admissions scam mastermind set to be sentenced for role in Operation Varsity Blues | CNN

CNN  —  William “Rick” Singer, the mastermind of the sprawling college admissions scam aptly known as…

T-Squared: Introducing our spring 2023 fellows

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Suspect in the Idaho college student killings plans to waive extradition hearing, attorney says | CNN

CNN  —  The suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho college students plans to…

Authorities tracked the Idaho student killings suspect as he drove cross-country to Pennsylvania, sources say | CNN

CNN  —  Authorities carefully tracked the man charged in the killings of four Idaho college students…