(CNN)Students began flocking back to the six campuses of the University of Maine this fall hoping for a more normal college experience, one without shutdowns or Zoom classes.
As those tens of thousands of students returned to residence halls and full classrooms, university leaders hoped the measures they put in place would keep Covid-19 cases down and avoid widespread cases that shut down many campuses nationwide last spring.
University of Maine President Joan Ferrini
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Show caption Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao for 2015. According to reports, she earned a lot of her wealth from VietJet Air, a budget airline. Photograph: Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images
University of Oxford
After receiving funding from Vietnam's richest woman, Linacre College will rename itself Thao College
After receiving a PS155m gift, the University of Oxford has decided to change the name of its college to honor Vietnam's wealthiest woman.
Linacre Colle
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While they were working to reduce their flagship domestic policy bill to a manageable size, President Biden informed Democrats that a proposal for two years of community college at no cost would be most likely to be dropped.
Representative Pramila Jayapal of Washington, center, outside the White House after meeting with President Biden on Tuesday. "It's not the number that we want -- we have consistently tried to make it as high as possible," she said of the cost of the package
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Show caption The installation of the new plaque comes after the University of Oxford sparked anger over its refusal to remove the statue of Cecil Rhodes outside Oriel College. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian
University of Oxford
Explanatory panel beside statue states that a mining magnate exploited the "peoples of Southern Africa".
A plaque was placed by an Oxford college next to Cecil Rhodes' statue. It describes him as a "committed British colonialist",
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Discover Financial Services ( DFS - Free report) recently announced it would be supporting Phood’s new meal delivery service on college campuses. It will also allow access to merchants on the Discover network.
With this unique relationship, higher-education students will be able to sign up on a mobile application and add their meal plans. Students would be able to use their flex plan dollars for meal delivery such as groceries and DoorDash food items.
Students will b
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Scholarships are usually based off of merit or athletic achievement, and don't need to be repaid.
To keep your scholarship, you might need to fulfill certain conditions.
You may be able to find scholarships through your school's financial aid office or private sources.
You can read more about Insider's coverage of student loans here.
Many students seek financial aid to pay for their rising college costs. Scholarshi
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Nishi Akter has one main goal in her studies at Fordham University: "I'm doing all this as a way out of the cycle of poverty."
Born in Noakhali, Bangladesh, Ms. Akter came to the United States with her family in 2013 and settled in the Bronx. She struggled with the abrupt shift in language and culture while also navigating troubles at ho
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JPMorgan Chase has acquired college financial planning platform Frank.
The acquisition could help Chase boost long-term customer loyalty and retention.
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Frank, a platform that provides financial planning services for college students, has been acquired by JPM
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The Democrats are contemplating reducing a $3.5 trillion Social Safety Net bill to maybe $2 trillion. A proposal to limit programs for the poor has reignited a debate about the meaning of government.
Democrats are debating how many families should be eligible for child care subsidies, among other issues.
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Published Oct. 8, 2021 Updated Oct. 17, 2021
WASHINGTON -- Senator Joe Manchin III of Wes
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Recently retired Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden will be removed from Madden NFL 22 after hateful emails surfaced, with EA Sports announcing a near-future update will replace him in-game. Madden 22's annual sports title was launched in August. It featured a variety of improvements. The majority of these changes were made to the console versions. This included more realistic in-stadium atmospheres and better AI functionality through NFL Next Gen Stats, and the new Madden also customarily
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