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College presidents face tough questions from Congress over antisemitism on campus
Colleges and universities have been criticized for their handling of antisemitic incidents since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel.
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Colleges and universities have been criticized for their handling of antisemitic incidents since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel.
Author, producer and former television host Oprah Winfrey and Harvard professor and author Arthur Brooks sit down with Norah O’Donnell to discuss their book “Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier.” Then, Kelefah Sanneh learns about chef Mario Carbone’s Sunday sauce. “Here Comes the Sun” is a closer look at some of the people, places and things we bring you every week on “CBS Sunday Morning.”
After a chorus of criticism, the publication's latest rankings place more weight on whether colleges help students get ahead.
The creatures likely were present in South America 40 million years before dinosaurs did.
Oprah Winfrey and Harvard professor Arthur Brooks, famed for his lessons on happiness, have collaborated on a book about finding enjoyment and meaning in your life: "Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier." Watch this preview of their interview with Norah O'Donnell, to be broadcast on "CBS News Sunday Morning" September 10.
The Department of Education is opening a civil rights investigation into Harvard University's legacy admissions policies. The preferential treatment of the children of alumni is facing new scrutiny after the Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action. Raj Chetty, an economics professor at Harvard, discussed the status of admissions at elite colleges.
An analysis from Harvard economist group Opportunity Insights found the country's elite schools are twice as likely to accept students from families of the top 1% than students from other income groups with similar test scores. For more on the findings, CBS News was joined by John Friedman, an economics professor at Brown University and one of the authors of this analysis.
A team of Harvard researchers is investigating fragments of what they believe could be alien technology. The pieces were from a meteor that landed in the ocean near Papua New Guinea back in 2014. Professor Avi Loeb, who leads the research team, joins CBS News to explain the findings.
The Supreme Court ended the systemic use of race as a factor in college admissions on Thursday. Jess Bravin, Supreme Court correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, joins CBS News to break down the decision. Plus, Andrew Brennen, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate who testified in the case, shares his thoughts on the outcome.
Several college administrators indicated that the court's decision could create uncertainty and confusion regarding admissions procedures moving forward.
The Supreme Court ruled affirmative action in college admissions at Harvard and UNC are unconstitutional. The repercussions could be far-reaching.
Some states have already banned race-conscious college admissions policies. Here's what happened to schools in those regions.
The Supreme Court will likely decide if affirmative action can be used in the college admissions process this week. The two cases before the court build off decades of debate and legal challenges. Lana Zak has more on this.
Before attending Harvard Law School, Rehan Staton worked in sanitation, refurbishing dumpsters. So, he was that rare student who recognized and thanked custodians and cafeteria staff at the school. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports on a nonprofit, the Reciprocity Effect, that Staton founded to help celebrate support staff for their efforts.
Ardern, who was just 37 when she became prime minister in 2017, shocked New Zealanders when she announced in January she was stepping down from the role.
Hanks, 66, will be the principal speaker at Harvard's 372nd Commencement, which will be held in Tercentenary Theater on May 25.
Gay will be the Ivy League school's first Black leader, and only the second woman to be appointed its president since its founding in 1636.
Changes are coming for Twitter's platform as billionaire Elon Musk takes over. But what does that mean for users? Andy Wu, assistant professor at Harvard business school, and Goran Calic, associate professor at the Degroot school of business at McMaster University, join CBS News to discuss.
There was no jackpot winner Monday night, so the Powerball grand prize has jumped up to $1.2 billion. CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers spoke with Mark Glickman, Ph.D., a senior lecturer in statistics at Harvard University, about what your odds of winning really are and what to know before you buy your tickets.
The Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases Monday involving the use of affirmative action in the college admissions process. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford reports. Then Alan Jenkins, professor of practice at Harvard Law School, joins John Dickerson to explain the reasoning behind the arguments and the potential fallout from the decision.
A 77-year-old veteran graduates college as a drama major and fulfills a dream by writing a play. A Harvard grad honors her mom and all the sacrifices she made to help her. A rescue dog because a rescuer for a fire department. Plus, our most heartwarming videos of the week.
The court concluded Tamara Lanier can plausibly make a case for suffering "negligent and indeed reckless infliction of emotional distress"
"She's always been my biggest inspiration": When Nataly was just a little girl, her mom risked her life crossing the U.S.- Mexico border to give her a better future. Now, Nataly crossed the Harvard graduation stage — and she dedicated her achievement to her mom and to all her sacrifices.
Twenty years ago, this mother risked her life crossing the US-Mexico Border to offer her daughter Nataly a better future. Now, her daughter crossed the Harvard graduation stage — and she made sure to celebrate her mom's sacrifices on the important day.
CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook gave the keynote address to Harvard's School of Public Health graduates who finished their studies during the pandemic. He told graduates that no matter what credentials they hold, kindness matters most: "Empathy is your superpower."
Rep. Adam Schiff became the highest-profile Democrat to urge the president to step aside.
Former President Donald Trump looked on Tuesday night as his onetime rivals for the nomination lined up to support him.
The FBI is investigating whether the shooter was a politically motivated homegrown domestic violent extremist, and investigators are combing through his background.
"He was millimeters away from having his life expunged ... I'm sure the ear doesn't feel well," Eric Trump told "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil.
Terrell Davis and his wife, Tamiko, discussed the moment the former Denver Broncos star was handcuffed in front of his children and other passengers on a United Airlines flight.
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said the 50 sailors' court martial contained "significant legal errors that rendered them fundamentally unfair."
The dinosaur fossil of a Stegosaurus nicknamed Apex fetched 10 times its estimate at a Sotheby's auction on Wednesday.
Nominations for the 76th annual Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday, with "Shōgun," "The Bear," "Hacks" and "Baby Reindeer" all earning multiple major nods. See the full list of nominees for the 2024 ceremony here.
JD Vance's 2016 memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" is getting a sales bump after the Ohio senator was picked to run alongside former President Donald Trump.
The U.S. Secret Service is facing mounting questions about the security flaws that allowed the shooter to fire from a rooftop near the rally.
The dinosaur fossil of a Stegosaurus nicknamed Apex fetched 10 times its estimate at a Sotheby's auction on Wednesday.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have expressed increased alarm about how the gunman was able to get within a few hundred feet of the former president.
Rep. Adam Schiff became the highest-profile Democrat to urge the president to step aside.
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said the 50 sailors' court martial contained "significant legal errors that rendered them fundamentally unfair."
The dinosaur fossil of a Stegosaurus nicknamed Apex fetched 10 times its estimate at a Sotheby's auction on Wednesday.
JD Vance's 2016 memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" is getting a sales bump after the Ohio senator was picked to run alongside former President Donald Trump.
Here's how much EssilorLuxottica is paying for Supreme, the skate brand with a cult following.
Growing share of Americans say they have skipped medical care or getting prescription drugs because of the cost.
Caitlyn Mai underwent cochlear implant surgery with her insurer's approval, expecting it would be covered in full. Then she started getting the bills.
The U.S. Secret Service is facing mounting questions about the security flaws that allowed the shooter to fire from a rooftop near the rally.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have expressed increased alarm about how the gunman was able to get within a few hundred feet of the former president.
Rep. Adam Schiff became the highest-profile Democrat to urge the president to step aside.
Over bratwurst, a couple of beers and a whole lot of Wisconsin cheese, "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil set out to answer a few bedrock questions about the 2024 presidential election.
"He was millimeters away from having his life expunged ... I'm sure the ear doesn't feel well," Eric Trump told "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil.
At least 36 have been hospitalized after eating the mushroom "edibles."
A workout that mindlessly tones your arms while getting some cardio in? If it sounds too good to be true, that's because it may be. Here's what experts say.
Growing share of Americans say they have skipped medical care or getting prescription drugs because of the cost.
Caitlyn Mai underwent cochlear implant surgery with her insurer's approval, expecting it would be covered in full. Then she started getting the bills.
Amazon's Prime Day, which generated $12.7 billion in sales in 2023, can also lead to more worker injuries, a Senate probe finds.
Jack Black said he has put all future creative plans on hold after Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass made a controversial comment about the Trump rally shooting.
Residents of a Toronto suburb tell CBS News they're worried a U.S. company may be emitting a cancer-causing gas in their community.
Britain's King Charles III donned a ceremonial crown and robe to give a speech opening the U.K.'s first left-leaning parliament in 14 years.
President Santiago Peña said the record discovery, code-named "Operation Sweetness," added to a string of "very sad episodes" in Paraguay.
Mayor Anne Hidalgo declared the Seine river "exquisite" after taking a long-promised dip to show its water is safe for the Paris Olympics.
Nominations for the 76th annual Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday, with "Shōgun," "The Bear," "Hacks" and "Baby Reindeer" all earning multiple major nods. See the full list of nominees for the 2024 ceremony here.
The armorer on Alec Baldwin movie "Rust" filed to have her involuntary manslaughter conviction overturned, days after Baldwin's trial over a fatal on-set shooting collapsed due to withheld evidence.
Rain already falls on Venus, but it took more than 14 minutes for Missy Elliott's The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" to reach the planet.
After many people criticized Andress' rendition of the National Anthem online, comparing her with Fergie, the singer says she's going to rehab.
Season 26 of the CBS reality TV show "Big Brother" premieres on Wednesday. Sixteen new house guests will compete and strategize to evict one of their own each week to try and be the last person standing. The prize is $750,000. "Entertainment Tonight" host Nischelle Turner visited the house and even entered a one-day competition.
Tech mogul Elon Musk said Tuesday afternoon that he would be moving the headquarters of both his social media company X and SpaceX to Texas in response to a new California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Apple users can now download an early version of a new iPhone operating system that will be officially released this fall.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
AT&T on Friday disclosed that hackers had accessed records of calls and texts of "nearly all" its cellular customers for a six-month period between May 1, 2022, and Oct. 31, 2022. Jo Ling Kent reports.
AT&T disclosed yet another major data breach on Friday. The company said a third party illegally downloaded call and text records for nearly all its 109 million customers with accounts between May and October 2022. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent is following this story.
The melting of glaciers and polar ice sheets causes water to move closer to the equator, fattening the planet and slowing its rotation, according to a recent study.
Spade-toothed whales are the world's rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded. Until, perhaps, now. One may have washed up onto a New Zealand beach.
Symptoms among the new bird flu cases included "fever, chills, coughing and sore throat/runny nose," alongside pink eye and eye tearing, a CDC spokesperson confirmed Monday.
The image released Friday depicts two merging galaxies, nicknamed "the Penguin and the Egg," that are about 100,000 light years apart, a surprisingly close distance in astronomical terms.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season got off to a deadly start as Hurricane Beryl tore across the Caribbean, Mexico and eventually the U.S.
The six people who were found dead this week in a Thailand hotel room are believed to have been poisoned, officials say. Investigators say they found Cyanide in the cups of the victims, who have been identified as two Vietnamese-Americans and four Vietnamese nationals. CBS News correspondent Ian Lee has more.
Nearly 17 pounds total of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine were found in the car. More than 1,610 pounds of illegal drugs were seized in the region last week, according to Customs and Border Protection.
A young gas station operator in Wisconsin was stabbed to death on June 12. Authorities have never named a suspect in the murder until now.
President Santiago Peña said the record discovery, code-named "Operation Sweetness," added to a string of "very sad episodes" in Paraguay.
The armorer on Alec Baldwin movie "Rust" filed to have her involuntary manslaughter conviction overturned, days after Baldwin's trial over a fatal on-set shooting collapsed due to withheld evidence.
Rain already falls on Venus, but it took more than 14 minutes for Missy Elliott's The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" to reach the planet.
It has been two years since NASA's James Webb telescope gave us a stunning first look at the depth of our universe. To commemorate the achievement, NASA has released new images showing two distant galaxies interacting with each other. Jane Rigby, astrophysicist and a senior project scientist for the Webb telescope at NASA, joins CBS News to discuss.
The image released Friday depicts two merging galaxies, nicknamed "the Penguin and the Egg," that are about 100,000 light years apart, a surprisingly close distance in astronomical terms.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket suffered a catastrophic engine failure as it launched a batch of Starlink satellites into orbit Thursday night, the first time in nearly a decade the rocket has failed. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more on that and the latest images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
The engine failure blamed for stranding 20 Starlink satellites in a low, non-survivable orbit was caused by a liquid oxygen leak.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
A teenager's murder in Lowell, Massachusetts, goes unsolved for more than 40 years -- were the clues there all along?
The actor, recipient of a lifetime achievement Academy Award, was renowned for such films as "MASH," "Klute," "Don't Look Now," "Ordinary People," and "The Hunger Games."
The Illinois mom wrote, "If something ever happens to me, please make sure the number one person of interest is Tim." Take a look at the evidence that led to Tim Bliefnick's arrest.
The six people who were found dead this week in a Thailand hotel room are believed to have been poisoned, officials say. Investigators say they found Cyanide in the cups of the victims, who have been identified as two Vietnamese-Americans and four Vietnamese nationals. CBS News correspondent Ian Lee has more.
With the Republican National Convention's third day highlighting foreign policy and national security, Washington Post national security reporter John Hudson joined CBS News to talk about how a second Trump term could change U.S. diplomacy.
Investigators are still piecing together how a 20-year-old gunman was able to fire at Donald Trump during his rally this past weekend, with new CBS News video analysis showing Secret Service snipers may have had their view of the shooter impaired by a tree. CBS News correspondent Charlie De Mar has more.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the Seine on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise to show that the long-polluted river is now clean enough to host open water swimming events during the 2024 Olympics. A vast engineering project costing $1.5 billion has been spent on efforts since 2015 to clean up the river and stanch the flow of sewage and industrial waste.
The Paris Olympics are a week away and there are still worries the Seine is too polluted for swimmers to compete in the events slated for the river's waters. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo tried to alleviate those fears with a swim in the river Wednesday morning. CBS News correspondent Elaine Cobbe has more.