Sat.Oct 19, 2024

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A look at 100 years of Howard University homecoming

The Guardian - Higher Education

As Howard University celebrates 100 years of alumni coming home to honor their beloved alma mater and each other, Kamala Harris, a Howard alum, is possibly on the verge of becoming the first Black woman president. The historically Black university’s homecoming marks a century of Black achievement, a familiar celebration for some of the most influential people in the nation.

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Preparing for fire risks before Saturday’s Homecoming football game

The Berkeley Blog

Dear Campus Community, As of today, October 19, fire conditions have been downgraded from Extreme Fire Weather to a Red Flag Warning. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or can shortly, and these weather conditions are prime contributors to heightened wildfire risk. (The Berkeley Fire Department declares […] The post Preparing for fire risks before Saturday’s Homecoming football game appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Weekend Reading: Who can actually afford a Master’s – and what can we all do about it?

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Ewan Fairweather , Postgraduate Student Recruitment Manager at The University of Edinburgh. As we welcome our 2024-25 cohort of Master’s students and open applications for those looking to start in autumn 2025, one thing is patently clear: studying for a Master’s in the UK is expensive. For many, it has already become prohibitively so.