Grant Brace, 20, died after he begged for water during a practice at the University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky, according to a lawsuit brought by his family.
Category: Colleges and Universities
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Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown Talks Free Agency, Activism and Kanye West
The star Celtics guard talks about his career year in the N.B.A., educational inequality and his association with Kanye West.
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Purdue Favors Old Basketball Ideas. Will It Keep Working?
Led by center Zach Edey, the Boilermakers, who play on Friday, have earned a No. 1 seed in the N.C.A.A. men’s tournament.
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Georgia’s Jalen Carter Avoids Jail Time for Role in Fatal Crash
Carter, projected as a top-five pick in the N.F.L. draft, pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges and will serve 12 months of probation.
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A Princeton Passer’s Skills Recall a Departed Coach’s Legacy
Tosan Evbuomwan is leading Princeton into the N.C.A.A. tournament seven months after the death of one of its best-known coaches, Pete Carril.
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A Fourth Alabama Player Was at a Deadly Shooting, in a Car Hit by Bullets
The presence of a fourth Crimson Tide player at the deadly shooting in January has come to light as the team begins its run as the top overall seed in the N.C.A.A. men’s tournament.
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Colleges Showcase Mass Timber, in Research and on Display
Campuses across the nation are promoting the sustainable construction material as a low-carbon alternative to steel and concrete.
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Colleges Have Been a Small-Town Lifeline. What Happens as They Shrink?
Declining student enrollment is hitting the rural areas that rely on universities. They’re trying to adapt to survive.
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She’s the Very Model of a Modern Academic
When Natalia Petrzela isn’t teaching or writing, she’s podcasting or getting into Hollywood scrapes. It’s all part of what it means to be a scholar in 2023.
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J.R. Smith Was Lost After the N.B.A. Golf Became His Guide.
Smith was bored and confused when his basketball career abruptly ended in 2020. His search for self took him to a golf team at an H.B.C.U.
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He Was Billed as the Next LeBron. But Will Emoni Bates Make It at All?
Bates was on a magazine cover at 15. He was playing Division I college basketball at 17. Now he’s 19, his college career may be over, and N.B.A. success is anything but guaranteed.