Students

The University of Mississippi Medical Center said it is now seeing the positive effects of a $7.6 million federal grant for healthcare students to work in underserved communities in rural Mississippi.

A Palestinian-American student at Florida State University has filed a complaint with the US Department of Education against the university, alleging it failed to protect him against anti-Palestinian harassment after old social media posts against Israel and Jews attracted widespread outrage.

A student group at the University of California Santa Barbara is demanding school officials distribute leftover federal funds by giving $900 to students.

The University of Oregon issued a statement condemning large backyard parties held by hundreds of UO students to celebrate the school’s annual spring football game.

University of Vermont students organized a protest to show solidarity with campus sexual assault victims while calling out the school for failing to adequately respond to such complaints. 

Tufts University has reported two “incidents of hate” directed at students on campus within one week.

Despite many students struggling with adjusting to classes in the pandemic, 12-year-old Mike Wimmer from North Carolina will be graduating with both a high school diploma and college degree this month. 

More than 100 colleges in the US are mandating their students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before in-person classes recommence this fall.