universities

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According to a 2024 study by the University of Stirling, universities with successful local football teams are more attractive to prospective students.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Harvard — barred race-conscious admissions at colleges and universities but allowed schools to consider how race affected students if they wrote about their experiences in essays.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Allen grew up in a middle-class, suburban part of Torrance, one of four siblings who would each go on to study at reputable universities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

But scientists, universities, publishers, and funders need to treat peer review as the essential work that it is, not as an optional favor.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

And, of course, the idea of correcting a centuries-old mistake, of pointing out that the experts in museums and universities weren’t really as expert as they’d thought they were, was irresistible.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett