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Today — 17 December 2025Main stream

Brown University Students Were Prepping for an Exam. Then, a Gunman at the Classroom Door.

For the students in the Brown University review session, concerns about grades and questions about economic concepts would be forgotten in an instant.

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A memorial to the victims of the shooting at Brown University in Providence, R.I.

Harvard Secretly Investigates Students Over Larry Summers Video on Epstein

The students face discipline for recording Mr. Summers, the former Harvard president, discussing his ties to Jeffrey Epstein in a Harvard class.

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Harvard faced pressure over revelations that the ties between Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein were deeper than previously known.

At Many Top Law Schools, Black Student Enrollment Continues to Drop

17 December 2025 at 05:21
The New York Times examined data from 18 of the nation’s top law schools and found that first-year Black enrollment had increased at only four, including at Harvard.

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Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Mass.

M.I.T. Professor Is Fatally Shot in His Home

17 December 2025 at 04:10
The professor, Nuno F.G. Loureiro, was pronounced dead at a hospital on Tuesday morning. The authorities said they had opened a homicide investigation.

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The professor, Nuno F.G. Loureiro, was the director of M.I.T.’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center.
Yesterday — 16 December 2025Main stream

Brown Shooting Tests a Fragile Trust on Campus

16 December 2025 at 18:03
The Ivy League school has faced a series of challenges related to protests and politics. Through it all, it has kept its gates open to the city and tried to heal divisions on campus.

© Christopher Capozziello for The New York Times

Brown University has been open to the city around it. After last weekend’s shooting, some are asking if the school should do more to harden the campus to protect student safety.

Harvard’s President Will Stay in the Role Indefinitely

16 December 2025 at 05:29
Alan M. Garber was appointed after his predecessor resigned under pressure. He has been in the role as Harvard fended off challenges from the Trump administration.

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Harvard’s president, Alan M. Garber, at the college’s commencement in May.
Before yesterdayMain stream

A Massacre in Australia, and Rob Reiner Is Found Dead in ‘Apparent Homicide’

15 December 2025 at 20:49
Plus, the hunt for the gunman in a shooting at Brown University.

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Arriving for a vigil in Sydney, Australia, on Monday to commemorate the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting.

Gunshots at Brown University, Then 12 Hours of Lockdown and Fear

Students sheltered in place in classrooms and basements, waiting for the all clear.

© Christopher Capozziello for The New York Times

The shooting at Brown University brought hundreds of police officers in helmets and armor to campus.

Hospitalized Brown Student Describes Hiding from Shooter

15 December 2025 at 09:38
The student, in his first year at Brown, described helping others who were more seriously injured than he was as they hid in their classroom.

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Parts of Providence near Brown University were cordoned off Sunday morning in the aftermath of a shooting in a classroom building.

Gunshots, Sirens and a Manhunt Transform Brown’s Campus

A typical Saturday night on the Ivy League campus was shaken by the killing of two people and the wounding of 9 others.

© Christopher Capozziello for The New York Times

East Providence police officers in Providence, R.I., on Saturday.
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