Fred Thys
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Boston, MA, United States
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Harvard Tells Faculty Most Teaching This Fall Will Likely Be Online
Faculty were told in an email that "it seems likely that, under any circumstances, most of our instruction will be online." → Read More
Hundreds of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Face Losing Their Jobs. Their Students Are Upset.
As colleges face increasing financial uncertainty during the pandemic, hundreds of faculty members in Boston could lose their jobs. Students are coming to their defense. → Read More
To Reopen Campus, Colleges Prepare To Take On Contagious Students
To make rooms available for students who have to be isolated or quarantined, some universities will be moving other students into hotels. → Read More
Boston University Student Sues For Refund, Claiming Online Education Inferior
The lawsuit claims the decision to move classes online deprived students of the benefits of on-campus education. → Read More
WBUR Poll: With Trump Dominant, Signs Of A Shifting Massachusetts Republican Party
The WBUR poll finds Trump with a commanding 83% lead, while his opponent, former Mass. Gov. Bill Weld, has 14%. → Read More
Trump Worries And 'Bernie Lite': Dissecting Warren's N.H. Loss As She Tries To Leave It Behind
Exit polls seem to reveal that Warren was boxed in on two sides: by progressives who would rather stick with Sen. Bernie Sanders, and by voters worried the Massachusetts senator was "too liberal" for some of their neighbors to back against Trump. → Read More
WBUR Poll: N.H. Voters Divided Along Party Lines On Impeachment
Voters were divided on whether Trump did anything wrong in his dealings with Ukraine. Only 19% of Republicans said Trump did something wrong, compared to 80% of Democrats. → Read More
Boston City Council President Endorses Kamala Harris For White House
Andrea Campbell, who has volunteered on Elizabeth Warren's campaigns for Senate, said she chose Harris because of her unique story. → Read More
Warren Has Lagged With Voters Of Color. But She Has Strong Support In Boston's Black Community
Polls have suggested that Sen. Elizabeth Warren has struggled so far in her presidential run to gain widespread support among black voters. → Read More
Ambition Served Moulton Well In Combat, But Not Always In Politics
Seth Moulton served four tours in Iraq. He's called it the most influential experience of his life, one he refers to often in his presidential run. → Read More
Harvard Fires Head Fencing Coach For Violating Conflict Of Interest Policy
Harvard Athletic Director Bob Scalise said an independent investigation into the sale of Peter Brand's former home in Needham found the fencing coach had violated the school's conflict of interest policy. → Read More
Everything Must Go: Newbury College Is Having A Closeout Sale
The recently shuttered college is selling everything it needed to operate for decades, from kitchen equipment to computers. → Read More
Federal Judge Dismissed Lawsuit By Former Mount Ida Students
Federal Judge Richard Stearns reaffirmed previous court rulings that in Massachusetts, colleges do not have a fiduciary duty to their students. → Read More
Woman Says Priest Who Abused Her In 2000 Should Be Added To Public List Of Offenders
A woman who says she was first abused by a priest in 2000 is asking the Archdiocese of Boston to add his name to a public list of accused abusers, while her attorney is demanding seven more priests have their names added. → Read More
Paying For College: Here's What Each Democratic Presidential Candidate Proposes
Student debt could be a key issue in the 2020 presidential race, particularly among the Democratic hopefuls. → Read More
College Admissions Scam Update: Lelling And Defense Accuse Each Other Of Judge-Shopping
Defense attorneys for several parents indicted for allegedly paying bribes to get their children into college are asking to remove Judge Nathaniel Gorton from their cases. The U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts accused the attorneys of looking for a more lenient judge. → Read More
More Than 1,000 Show Up To See 'Mayor Pete' At Northeastern University
Pete Buttigieg, the youthful mayor of South Bend, Indiana, spoke about his likely presidential run. → Read More
At Prominent Roxbury Health Center, Patients Ask For Their Providers Back
The beleaguered health care center defended its commitment to patient care. But several patients told WBUR that they are upset they can no longer see health care providers that had supported them for years. → Read More
12 Facing Federal Racketeering Charges In College Admissions Scandal Plead Not Guilty
Prosecutors are accusing the defendants of taking bribes to arrange for students' admissions to elite private universities. → Read More
Educators Urge Parents And High Schools To Make Ethics The Heart Of College Applications
The report, though long planned, comes out as the country is still reeling from revelations that wealthy parents bribed standardized test administrators and college coaches. → Read More