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Collin Binkley
This undated photo shows the painting of Ivan the Terrible on exhibit in a museum in Ukraine. The museum said the work was a 1911 oil painting that had been stolen during Nazi occupation. (US Attorney’s Office in Washington via AP)
December 23, 2018, 9:12 am
Painting stolen in WWII is heading from US to Ukraine
Artwork, claimed by Ukrainians, came with Connecticut house bought by Tracy couple; Slovakia-born Gabby Tracy survived Holocaust and lost father in concentration camp
By Collin Binkley
Aura Wharton-Beck, left, an assistant professor in the School of Education at the University of St. Thomas and a graduate of the school, clasps hands with Kevyn Perkins, center, during a moment of silence before a protest in the Anderson Student Center at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, October 25, 2018. (Jean Pieri/ Pioneer Press via AP)
November 4, 2018, 11:11 pm
Pittsburgh synagogue attack a reminder of how common hate crimes are
Often overlooked, countless victims across US have been targeted because of their race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, and other differences
By Collin Binkley
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tours an innovation gallery of Saudi Arabian technology, including an exhibit by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, during a visit to Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., March 24, 2018. (Josh Reynolds/AP Images for KAUST)
October 30, 2018, 5:57 pm
Saudi ties to US colleges come under mounting scrutiny
Federal data shows that at least $354 million from the Riyadh government or institutions it controls has flowed to 37 American schools since 2011
By Collin Binkley and CHAD DAY
Students rally in front of the White House in Washington on March 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
March 14, 2018, 10:07 pm
‘Enough is enough’: US students stage walkouts against guns
A month after Parkland shooting, students across the country call for an end to violence in their schools; more than 2,000 high schoolers stage protest in front of White House
By Collin Binkley
In this February 28, 2018, file photo, Somerville High School students sit on the sidewalk on Highland Avenue during a student walkout at the school in Somerville, Massachusetts. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via AP, File)
March 14, 2018, 8:32 am
Florida school shooter faces death as students plan nationwide walkout
3,000 protests to be held by youths throughout US calling for more gun control in wake of massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
By Curt Anderson and Collin Binkley
Iranian students prepare their robots during the international robotics competition, RoboCup Iran Open 2016, in Tehran, Iran, April 6, 2016. (AP/Vahid Salemi/File)
March 29, 2017, 5:29 pm
Iranians, engines of US university research, wait in limbo
Students worry Trump travel ban will thwart their prospects of studying at American graduate schools
By Collin Binkley
Harvard University (Shutterstock)
February 19, 2016, 11:34 pm
After pro-Palestinian talk, Harvard donor stops sponsoring events
Milbank law firm promised university $1 million for student conferences, but now wants money used elsewhere
By Collin Binkley
Students walk through the Tel Aviv University campus in Israel. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
February 1, 2016, 3:35 pm
Israeli academics face growing boycott pressures
Professors warn that isolating the country’s academic institutions will backfire, play into the hands of its hawkish government
By Josef Federman and Collin Binkley
The University of Massachusetts Amherst. (CC BY-SA Tomwsulcer, Wikipedia)
July 2, 2015, 2:00 pm
UMass reverses ban on Iranians from science programs
University cited sanctions law in its original decision; was accused of discrimination
By Collin Binkley
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