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- 1Federal Agencies Investigate Duke and North Dakota Over Foreign Funding●Federal Agencies Investigate Duke University and the University of North Dakota Over Foreign Funding
Federal agencies have opened investigations into Duke University and the University of North Dakota over alleged foreign funding ties. The inquiries focus on whether the universities properly disclosed money received from overseas sources, an issue that has drawn increasing federal scrutiny of American higher education institutions in recent years.
- 2American students blamed for class divide at St Andrews●‘It’s like the Scottish Upper East Side’: shame and snobbery as American students blamed for St Andrews classism https:/
American students at the University of St Andrews are being accused of fuelling classism and social snobbery at the Scottish university, with critics comparing its social scene to New York's Upper East Side. A Guardian report describes a divide between wealthy international students, many paying high fees from the US, and local students who say they feel shamed or excluded. The story has prompted debate about privilege, tuition-driven admissions and the changing character of one of Scotland's oldest universities.