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53 noticiasProfesores de Cornell presentan una resolución de censura; los estudiantes apuntan al presidente
Miembros del profesorado de la Universidad de Cornell han presentado una resolución para un voto de censura contra la administración universitaria por su gestión de una presunta violación en grupo en 2024 en la casa de la fraternidad Chi Ph…
Cornell trustees tap Sally Yates to review handling of sex assault claims
Cornell University trustees announced Tuesday that Sally Yates, a former deputy U.S. attorney general, will lead an independent review of how the university handles sexual misconduct complaints, including the alleged 2024 assault of a forme…
More Than 250,000 Rally Across France as Student School Protests Escalate
More than 256,000 people rallied across France on Tuesday and hundreds of schools were shut or blockaded as students, parents and teachers demanded more education funding. Police fired tear gas in Paris and other cities, and Fox News, citin…
Cornell opens independent review of 2024 assault case as faculty seek no-confidence vote
Cornell University's board special committee said it has appointed former US deputy attorney general Sally Yates to lead an independent review of the school's sexual violence prevention and response system. The review follows a civil lawsui…
Survey: 41% of Korean nurses faced rights violations; 76% took no action
A Korean Nurses Association survey of 2,105 nurses at medical institutions found 41.0% experienced human rights violations in the past year, most often verbal abuse, according to Newsis and Yonhap. Of those affected, 76.4% took no action, a…
Cornell faculty move for no-confidence vote in president over assault case
Members of Cornell University's Faculty Council have filed a no-confidence resolution against President Michael Kotlikoff and the university administration over its handling of a 2024 campus sexual assault case, with about 40 of the council…
Macron convoca una reunión de emergencia por las protestas estudiantiles en Francia
El presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, convocó la noche del 6 de octubre una reunión de emergencia con ministros por las protestas estudiantiles en todo el país, en la que participaron el primer ministro, Sébastien Lecornu, y el ministro d…
South Korea state housing guarantee firm dismisses employee over YouTube use and fortune-telling side job
The Korea Housing & Urban Guarantee Corporation (HUG) dismissed an employee for neglect of duty after an audit found he spent working hours on YouTube and ran a paid fortune-telling consultation business, according to data a ruling-party la…
Rescue kittens explore Sea Life aquarium at Mall of America
About two dozen rescue kittens from the Twin Cities-based Bitty Kitty Brigade spent nearly two hours at the Sea Life aquarium at the Mall of America, in a suburb of Minneapolis, before it opened to the public. The visit, the group's sixth a…
France suspends lycée lessons as high-school protests hit 1,800 schools
Protests by high-school students in France on Tuesday affected around 1,800 lycées, according to RIA Novosti, while AFP, cited by TASS, reported that classes were suspended in nearly 900 senior schools — about a quarter of the country's tot…
Francia suspende las clases en los liceos mientras las protestas estudiantiles entran en su tercera semana
Las protestas de estudiantes de secundaria en Francia alcanzaron su mayor escala el 6 de octubre, en su tercera semana, con manifestaciones en todo el país y enfrentamientos con la policía en Lyon, Estrasburgo y Rennes, informó RBC. Un sind…
US extends deadline for student loan auto pay interest rate cut to end of 2026
The US Department of Education has extended the deadline for student loan borrowers to enroll in auto pay and receive a 1 percent interest rate reduction to the end of 2026; the original deadline was Sept. 30. The reduction lasts through Ju…
Protestas de estudiantes en Francia: el Ministerio del Interior cuenta 250.000, los organizadores reclaman 450.000
Escolares y estudiantes protestaron este martes en toda Francia, con el Ministerio del Interior contabilizando más de 250.000 participantes a nivel nacional y 56.000 en París, mientras que TASS informó de casi 260.000 en total. Los organiza…
Gwangju shop pulls menu name seen as disparaging May 18 uprising
A bar-restaurant in Dongmyeong-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju, sold a tteokgalbi dish topped with ketchup under the name “피떡갈비”, a term used in some online far-right communities to mock or belittle the May 18 Democratic Uprising. After a social med…
Trump blames France student protests on “out of control mass migration”
President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the student protests across France were “about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country,” not about schools. The remarks came as France’s Interior Ministry counted 266,000 demonstrator…
Students protest across France over school resources as unions join
Students demonstrated in cities across France on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, demanding more resources and better conditions in schools, according to the Associated Press, with marches in Rennes, Paris and Bordeaux. The New York Times reported th…
Anseong expands youth safe-return taxi pilot citywide, adds grade 2 students
Anseong, in Gyeonggi Province, expanded its youth safe-return taxi programme from Oct 6 to cover the whole city and to include high school second- and third-year students, after starting the pilot on Oct 1. Students pay the 1,500-won city b…
Kyungpook National University center named Asia-first IB local workshop provider
Kyungpook National University said its IB Global Education Center was selected by the International Baccalaureate Organization as an IB Local Professional Learning Provider, which Newsis, Yonhap and Hankook Ilbo each reported is a first for…
World Vision says 3,000 joined Busan 6K run; Hongjoong virtual run set for November
World Vision said 3,000 people took part in its Global 6K Marathon in Busan on October 3 at Dadaepo Beach Park, bringing this year’s Seoul and Busan events to 8,000 participants. Runners covered 6 kilometres, which the NGO says is the avera…
La Oficina de Educación de Jeonnam-Gwangju selecciona a 17 para las primeras promociones a grado 5
La Oficina de Educación de la Ciudad Especial Integrada de Jeonnam-Gwangju ha seleccionado a 17 personas para su promoción a grado 5 (samugwan) en su sede de Gwangju, con efecto desde el 1 de enero de 2027, las primeras promociones de este …