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Mystery Surrounds Death of Pennsylvania College Athlete in Bermuda - The body of Mark Dombroski, a rugby player, was found in a moat after he disappeared early Sunday. The police have not ruled out any explanation for his death, including foul play. ow.ly/uD4V50gW2mM

Robert P. Langlands Is Awarded the Abel Prize, a Top Math Honor - The honor, regarded by some as a Nobel Prize of mathematics, recognizes work on a “grand unified theory” to connect different areas of mathematics. ow.ly/r2U850gVuuA

Heavily Male Stanford Conference Angers Female Historians - The organizer, Niall Ferguson, found himself on the defensive: “It was too white and too male.” ow.ly/YmRk50gTh6C

Jersey City Teachers Go on Strike Over Health Insurance - This protest comes just weeks after a statewide teachers strike in West Virginia, which ended after teachers received a 5 percent pay raise. ow.ly/AvoD50gSXMt

‘This Is Not a Drill’: 11 Students on the Terror of Lockdowns - American teenagers describe the impact of the bomb and gun threats that terrorize their schools, excite panic, then fizzle. ow.ly/yFA950gSsoI

Preserving Those Refrigerator-Door Masterpieces - Storing digital copies of your child’s artwork allows you to look back fondly, long after the pipe cleaners and glitter have been lost to time. ow.ly/wwzz50gS2Ab

Teacher’s Gun Is Accidentally Fired During Public Safety Class, Injuring 3 - As President Trump doubles down on a proposal to arm school employees, two recent accidents involving guns fired by school officials have raised concerns. ow.ly/nexA50gR8dg

National School Walkout: Florida Shooting Spurs Protests Today - Thousands of students on Wednesday are expected to leave their classrooms for 17 minutes, one for every victim of the Parkland, Fla., school shooting. ow.ly/7snn50gQCxC

What College Students Really Think About Free Speech - A new study finds that the vast majority of students strongly support free speech but struggle to balance it with their desire for inclusivity. ow.ly/1Mgz50gON69

A Problem for High Schools: More Cars, and Nowhere to Park Them - In wealthy Long Island communities, luxury cars have become a standard gift for teenagers. But most schools do not have the space to accommodate them. ow.ly/3N7c50gNeU9

Arizona State Suspends Lawrence Krauss During Inquiry Over Sexual Misconduct Accusations - Dr. Krauss, a leading figure in the “skeptics” movement, was placed on paid leave and barred from campus after a report was published by BuzzFeed. ow.ly/YbwU50gLreq

Harvard Professor Resigns Amid Allegations of Sexual Harassment - Jorge I. Domínguez, 72, a longtime government professor, was accused by 18 women of unwanted advances and other inappropriate behavior. ow.ly/TzMO50gKWPi

Fighting Poverty, Drugs and Even Violence, All on a Teacher’s Salary - For more than a century, major teacher strikes like the one in West Virginia have come as educators have been asked to shoulder society’s biggest challenges and ills. ow.ly/5KGo50gK1VX

Disability Led to Tenure Denial at City College, Lawsuit Claims - A professor who specializes in civil rights has filed suit against the school, saying it has discriminated against her because she has multiple sclerosis. ow.ly/8HCH50gJCCy

School Officer: A Job With Many Roles and One Big Responsibility - School resource officers like the one under scrutiny following the Florida shooting are expected to act as counselors and instructors as well as the first line of defense. ow.ly/khLu50gINmV

I Go to Duke. Do I Have to Care About Basketball? - I am handed a tip sheet with instructions: “Yell ‘Woo’ every time you jump,” and shout strategically mean things at the correct moments. ow.ly/QEj450gHUxx

Anatomy of a School Lockdown: A Threat, then the Anxious Wait - Schools have seen more threats and false alarms since the recent shooting in Parkland, Fla. “We can no longer say: ‘Aww, he didn’t mean it,’” an Illinois officer says. ow.ly/U6Ez50gHCv5

Trump Wants to Arm Teachers. These Schools Already Do. - Hundreds of school districts across the country have given staff access to guns, seeing the weaponry not as a political statement but a practical response to a potent threat. ow.ly/avDk50gGJZd

Why This Tech Executive Says Her Plan to Disrupt Education Is Different - Susan Wu, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, has opened a school in Australia. ow.ly/Z61V50gGfLo

Miami Superintendent Chosen to Lead New York City Schools - Mayor Bill de Blasio has named Alberto M. Carvalho, who led the nation’s fourth-largest school district in Miami for nearly 10 years, as his next schools chancellor. ow.ly/wjxh50gFRWv