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Jeffrey Epstein calls University of Nebraska, Creighton, ‘not good places’ In a new Justice Department release of files tied to Jeffrey Epstein, news reporter Justin Diep finds multiple mentions of the University of Nebraska and Creighton University and details what brought ...

Jeffery Epstein called the University of Nebraska and Creighton “not good places”in a January 2012 email thread to his last known girlfriend who was then applying to dental schools.
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ASUN passes SJP divestment bill, NU leaders say they don’t plan to act UNL's student government ASUN passed the Students for Justice in Palestine "Divestment for Humanity Act," Feb. 4, 2026. University of Nebraska leaders shut down plans to divest hours after the Associa...

UNL's student government passed a resolution to explore divestment from weapons manufacturers. University officials said they have no plans to do so. www.dailynebraskan.com/news/asun-pa...
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Nebraska judge among those ordering ICE to release detained migrants in Minnesota A Nebraska federal judge is handling immigration related cases in Minnesota as hundreds file petitions in federal court claiming they've been illegally detained during Operation Metro Surge.

A Nebraska federal judge is handling immigration related cases in Minnesota as hundreds file petitions in federal court claiming they've been illegally detained during Operation Metro Surge. Read more ⬇️
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BREAKING: UNL faculty, staff in eliminated programs will be let go in 2027 50 University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty will be terminated after the 2027 school year following budget cuts to the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Educational Administration, Statistics, and Textile...

About 50 UNL faculty and staff members were notified that they will have one last school year before being let go as part of the $27.5 million budget cuts that included eliminating four programs. Read more ⬇️
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‘Just another betrayal’: Gold, Ankerson says UNL budget cuts will proceed After the first-in-school history no-confidence vote and resignation of UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett, President Gold and Interim Chancellor Ankerson said budget cuts will continue. Faculty and staff ...

NU President Jeffrey Gold told faculty his trust in #UNL leaders was violated by the budget cuts. A day later, he & interim Chancellor Katherine Ankerson said they “wholeheartedly” support the leaders and process behind the $27.5M cuts.
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Chancellor Rodney Bennett to get $1.1 million buyout for leaving UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett will leave the University of Nebraska-Lincoln six months before his contract expires with a $1.1 million buyout.

UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett with get a $1.1 million buyout for leaving UNL six months before his contract expires. His resignation comes after the university cut millions from its budget during Bennett’s tenure. Read more ⬇️

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BREAKING: UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett resigns Rodney Bennett is leaving UNL after less than three years. Read about the $44.5M in budget cuts, program eliminations, and the no-confidence vote that defined his leadership.

UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett announced in an email that he will resign effective Jan. 12, less than three years into his position. Read more ⬇️.
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Nebraska senators see inside ICE detention center in McCook for the first time McCOOK, Neb. — A delegation of five Nebraska senators toured the former Work Ethic Camp in McCook on Monday, getting a glimpse inside the facility since its controversial conversion into

Five Nebraska senators toured the former Work Ethic Camp in McCook on Monday, getting a glimpse inside the facility, dubbed “Cornhusker Clink,”since its controversial conversion into a federal immigration detention center. 
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Ex-Nebraska coach Scott Frost sues university over buyout dispute Former Nebraska football coach Scott Frost is suing the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, accusing the school of breaking his contract and improperly creating a tax liability for him

Former Nebraska football coach Scott Frost is suing the university, alleging a contract dispute over his $15 million buyout. He is seeking at least $5 million in damages from NU. Read more ⬇️
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BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.

#BREAKING: The Board of Regents voted to eliminate four programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln despite pleas from over 100 faculty, students and community members to save the programs. www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...

ASUN to bring spending limits after $11,000 spent in last election Last spring’s student election was the most expensive with campaigns spending a collective $11,076.01 to try to earn student votes. This year The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska ...

UNL's student government is bringing spending caps for its election, as campaigns spent over $11,000 in the last election. About 44% ($4,826) of all funds were used on food items, including $696.01 on 718 cans of BUBBL'R. Read more ⬇️
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UNL faculty hold funeral procession for 4 programs proposed to be cut Earth and atmospheric sciences, educational administration, statistics and textiles, merchandising and fashion design are all proposed to be cut at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The $27.5 millio...

UNL faculty held a funeral procession for the four programs proposed for elimination due to budget cuts. “It’s a terrible loss for UNL," one professor said. Read more ⬇️
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BREAKING: UNL Faculty Senate passes no-confidence vote, is Bennett gone? On Tuesday, the UNL Faculty Senate passes a no confidence vote against Chancellor Rodney Bennett on East Campus in the Great Plains room.

The #UNL Faculty Senate overwhelmingly passed a no-confidence vote against Chancellor Rodney Bennett, as he proposed cutting programs, and his future at the university remains uncertain. Read more ⬇️
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BREAKING: UNL Chancellor shares final $27.5 million budget cut proposal University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Rodney Bennett announced his final budget reduction proposal in an email to students, faculty and staff on Monday.

#BREAKING UNL shares final $27.5 million budget reduction proposal. Chancellor Rodney Bennett is now proposing to eliminate four programs after initially putting six on the chopping block earlier this year. www.dailynebraskan.com/news/breakin...

BREAKING: UNL faculty to hold no-confidence vote against Bennett amid budget cuts Breaking news: Amid budget cuts, UNL faculty to hold a no-confidence vote against UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennet

The UNL Faculty Senate will hold a “no-confidence” vote against Chancellor Rodney Bennett as criticism grows over his $27.5 million proposed budget cuts. Read my latest from The Daily Nebraskan ⬇️.

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UNL used bad data to make $27.5 million cuts, faculty say UNL's faculty takes issue with the data used by the university to propose program budget cuts. The eliminations are partially financial, but all of the programs up for elimination made more money in s...

#UNL faculty say the administration used "bad data" and flawed math to justify $27.5 million in proposed budget cuts that would eliminate six academic programs. Read more below:
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UNL’s $27.5 million budget cuts could be avoided, report finds AAUP members question why the university is proposing to cut six programs during a period of strong financial health and why faculty and academic programs.

A report finds that #UNL's proposed $27.5 million budget cuts, which would eliminate six academic programs, could be avoided.

University officials say the report "does not adequately reflect the complexity" of finances.
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UNL faculty dispute $27.5 million cut, report finds 'strong financial health' UNL's AAUP chapter challenges a $27.5M budget cut, citing a new report that finds the university in "strong financial health" amid proposed cuts to academic programs.

BREAKING: Is #UNL in a budget crisis or 'strong financial health?' A new faculty report disputes the need for $27.5M in cuts, questioning why academic programs are being targeted while administrative costs rise.
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UNL faculty to collect support against budget cuts before Northwestern game University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty are collecting signatures ahead of Saturday’s football game against Northwestern in support of their colleagues and programs on the chopping block.

The “Stop the Cuts” rally and petition drive aim to build public support against UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett’s proposed plan to eliminate six programs and lay off 58 faculty members to cut $27.5 million from the budget.
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ASUN condemns ‘Cornhusker Clink’ name for McCook ICE detention center UNL's student government, ASUN, formally opposed the name federal and state officials are using for a proposed ICE detention facility in McCook, Nebraska.

UNL’s student government condemns “Cornhusker Clink”name for ICE detention center in McCook.
“This naming choice does not reflect the inclusive and welcoming environment that our university strives to uphold,” the resolution passed Wednesday said. www.dailynebraskan.com/news/asun-co...

UNL students react to Charlie Kirk's killing: 'Heartbreak, emotion' and what to do next University of Nebraska-Lincoln students are calling to end political violence in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

#UNL students are calling to end political violence in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk.
The leaders of the UNL College Republicans and Young Democrats said they plan to work together in combating it.
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‘Everything is on the table,’ UNL facing rising costs, $27.5 million to cut The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has faced year-after-year multimillion-dollar budget cuts since 2020.

When asked about the possibility of merging colleges, a #UNL official said, “Everything is on the table.”
UNL faces $27.5 million in cuts, which will include faculty buyouts and an “intentional review” of academic programs to be eliminated or merged.
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Fremont wood pellet plant investigated for releasing excessive dust 5 months before fatal blast Horizon Biofuels in Fremont had complaints of dust months before it exploded last week killing three.

Horizon Biofuels in Fremont had complaints of dust months before it exploded last week, killing three. Read more below.
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Another Omaha teen takes plea deal for his part in a crime spree that killed an Uber driver Another Omaha teen involved in a crime spree last year that took the life of a 64-year-old Uber driver will not face murder charges after taking a plea deal.

Another Omaha teen involved in a crime spree last year that took the life of a 64-year-old Uber driver will not face murder charges after taking a plea deal.
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Two rural Nebraska towns mourn loss of girls, 8 and 12, killed in Fremont plant explosion Two rural Nebraska towns are grieving the loss of two young girls killed when a Fremont wood pellet manufacturing plant exploded Tuesday.

Two rural Nebraska towns are grieving the loss of two girls killed along with their father when a Fremont wood pellet manufacturing plant exploded Tuesday.

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Omaha teen takes plea deal for his part in crime spree that included fatal shooing, pursuit An Omaha teen involved in a crime spree that took the life of a 64-year-old Uber driver, pleaded no contest to two robbery and two firearm charges.

An Omaha teen involved in a crime spree that took the life of a 64-year-old Uber driver last August pleaded no contest to two robbery and two firearm charges. omaha.com/news/local/c...

US Dept. of Education investigating UNO over scholarships favoring DACA, minority students The University of Nebraska at Omaha is the target of a U.S. Department of Education investigation into whether two of its scholarship programs unfairly favor minorities and students born outside

The University of Nebraska at Omaha is the target of a U.S. Department of Education investigation into whether two of its scholarship programs unfairly favor minorities and students born outside the United States.

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US Dept. of Education investigating UNO over scholarships favoring DACA, minority students The University of Nebraska at Omaha is the target of a U.S. Department of Education investigation into whether two of its scholarship programs unfairly favor minorities and students born outside

The University of Nebraska at Omaha is the target of a U.S. Department of Education investigation into whether two of its scholarship programs unfairly favor minorities and students born outside the United States.

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North Omaha street, where Mayor John Ewing grew up, to be renamed after him Omaha's first Black mayor will have the street he grew up on renamed to John W. Ewing Jr. Street in his honor.

The Omaha City Council unanimously approved ceremonially renaming a section of Lothrop Street to John W. Ewing Jr. Street, where the city's first Black mayor grew up.
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Ricketts says he won't support immigration reform until the border is secure Sen. Pete Ricketts said he wants a strong border before immigration reform as a bipartisan bill in the House seeks to give some undocumented immigrants a path to legal status.

Sen. Pete Ricketts said he wants a strong border before immigration reform as a bipartisan bill in the House seeks to give some undocumented immigrants a path to legal status.

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