US colleges need international students. Trump’s policies may drive them away.
Visa crackdowns and political rhetoric are making foreign students feel increasingly unwelcome, which can have major implications for higher ed.
Think of a place on Earth, or even in your own body. ‘We find plastics there.’
New research shows plastic is more prevalent below the ocean’s surface than many previously believed.
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The Old South Church bell tolls for marathon winners. He gets to ring it.
David Vogan has been ringing the bell to mark the marathon’s victors since the ’90s. -
Vintage recording details an eyewitness account of Lexington, Concord battles
In the 1950 recording, preserved by GBH Archives, a Waltham doctor recalled his great-grandmother’s childhood account of the chaos on the first day of the Revolutionary War. -
‘So critical’: Chelsea, Everett lose $50M in FEMA dollars to prevent flooding
A flood barrier project one leader called the “pinnacle of government efficiency” faces an uncertain future after losing its funding this month. -
Worcester Public Schools superintendent stepping down in June
Rachel Monárrez accepted a superintendent position in California. -
Harvard community protests Trump's move to strip tax-exempt status, student visas
The White House is trying to strip Harvard’s tax-exempt status and its ability to enroll foreign students.
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