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North Dakota joins Iowa-led effort supporting Trump administration’s Harvard funding cuts

DES MOINES, Iowa (North Dakota Monitor) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a 16-state coalition that includes North Dakota filing an amicus brief Tuesday supporting the Trump administration’s efforts to cut some funding for Harvard University over reported claims of antisemitism on campus. Bird, alongside 15 other attorneys general, filed the brief Tuesday in a lawsuit brought by Harvard…

University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill, A Fargo Native, Resigns After Congressional Testimony

PHILADELPHIA (KVRR/AP) — University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing. Magill is a Fargo native and graduate of Shanley High School. She was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy. The university said…