Larissa Moraes was left in a vegetative state after undergoing jaw surgery in March 2023 in the southeastern Brazilian city of Juiz de Fora. The 31-year-old went into cardiac arrest moments after the operation was completed at Santa Casa de Misericórdia and was hospitalized for one year. Her family said they have spent $52,000 for nurses to care for Moraes since she was discharged last month
As the University of Southern California in Los Angeles canceled its main commencement ceremony because of safety concerns over student protests, students at Columbia University in New York, where anti-war demonstrations led to dozens of arrests, said they feared theirs could be disrupted. Schools across the country where protests have flared up are keeping mum about whether they will adjust or outright cancel their ceremonies, but some students said they feared a domino effect — much like what...
Lajward Zahra Around 80 percent of the nearly 120,000 undocumented students who graduated high school in 2023 don’t qualify for DACA.
The California university cancelled Asna Tabassum’s speech because of ‘security concerns’. The real reason is cowardiceWhen Asna Tabassum, a hijab-wearing Muslim, was announced as the valedictorian for the University of Southern California class of 2024, my initial reaction was the thought of my south Asian mother saying, “What are you doing? Why aren’t you valedictorian?” But what followed was pride.Then the university announced last week that it would no longer allow Tabassum to speak at...
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California’s decision Thursday to cancel its main graduation ceremony, a move that came 10 days after administrators said the student valedictorian who had expressed support for Palestinians would not be allowed to speak, left students and alumni stunned as protests over the
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California’s decision Thursday to cancel its main graduation ceremony, a move that came 10 days after administrators said the student valedictorian who had expressed support for Palestinians would not be allowed to speak, left students and alumni stunned as protests over the
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California’s decision Thursday to cancel its main graduation ceremony, a move that came 10 days after administrators said the student valedictorian who had expressed support for Palestinians would not be allowed to speak, left students and alumni stunned as protests over the
The University of Southern California's decision to cancel its main graduation ceremony has left students and alumni stunned as protests spread on campuses nationwide
USC's move to cancel commencement amid protests draws criticism from students, alumni
A senior at the University of Southern California (USC) responded to the cancelation of her school's commencement ceremony in an interview Monday. "It was genuinely devastating," USC senior Melina Feradouni said. "I was sitting in the classroom doing a final review session when I got the email from the [university] provost. It came to the point where my eyes began to water — I was so distraught, I had to ask the professor to excuse me. I was so heartbroken that everything I've worked for has...
BRITAIN’S Got Talent fans are convinced they’ve worked out how a magician left the judges speechless with a card trick. Jack Rhodes, 27, made a surprise comeback to the show tonight, ha
When USC trustees selected Carol Folt as their next president, they gave her one of the most challenging mandates in American higher education: Restore trust in a university diminished by scandals. She replaced key administrators, brokered a $1-billion settlement with alumnae victimized by a sexually abusive gynecologist, hired a new football coach and authorized the removal of the name of an antisemitic, eugenics-supporting former USC president from an iconic campus building. To dozens of...