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FILE - In this May 25, 2017 file photo Harvard University President Drew Faust, left, and Facebook CEO and Harvard dropout Mark Zuckerberg, right, speak while standing for a photograph before the start of Harvard University commencement exercises in Cambridge, Mass. President Faust, who was the first woman to lead Harvard University, announced Wednesday, June 14 that she will leave her post after the upcoming academic year saying in a letter "it will be the right time for the transition to Harvard's next chapter, led by a new president." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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FILE - In this May 26, 2016 file photo filmmaker Steven Spielberg, left, speaks with Harvard President Drew Faust, right, while sitting for a photograph before Harvard University commencement exercises, in Cambridge, Mass. President Faust, who was the first woman to lead Harvard University, announced Wednesday, June 14, 2017, that she will leave her post after the upcoming academic year saying in a letter "it will be the right time for the transition to Harvard's next chapter, led by a new president." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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In this Wednesday, June 7, 2017, photo, Moscow High School senior Chandler Miller attaches a plaque to a little free pantry outside the First United Methodist Church in Moscow, Idaho. (Geoff Crimmins/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP)
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In this Wednesday, June 7, 2017, photo, Moscow High School senior Chandler Miller organizes food donations in a little free pantry outside the First United Methodist Church in Moscow, Idaho. (Geoff Crimmins/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP)
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President Donald Trump, accompanied by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, left, waves to members of the media as he takes a tour of Waukesha County Technical College in Pewaukee, Wis., Tuesday, June 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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The exterior of the library, right, and a classroom building are shown on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Holmes Community College in Ridgeland, Mississippi. The state’s 15 public community and junior colleges are raising tuition by 13 percent, on average, for the school year beginning fall 2017, partly in reaction to budget cuts by the state Legislature. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
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Alexa Stamey is photographed Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at at Holmes Community College in Ridgeland, Miss. Stamey, a freshman from Canton, Miss, is studying preradiologic sciences at Holmes Community College. She says that her family can probably afford increased tuition, but said she worries that increases could hurt many students who enroll in community college to save money. Mississippi’s 15 public community and junior colleges are raising tuition by 13 percent, on average, for the school year beginning fall 2017, partly in reaction to budget cuts by the state Legislature. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
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Temeria Payton, a sophomore from Canton, Miss is photographed on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Holmes Community College in Ridgeland, Miss., on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Payton is studying liberal arts and foreign languages that cost has been an obstacle in her studies and she worries that higher tuition could exceed her aid package. Mississippi’s 15 public community and junior colleges are raising tuition by 13 percent, on average, for the school year beginning fall 2017, partly in reaction to budget cuts by the state Legislature. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
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President Donald Trump laughs with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, second from right as he tours Waukesha County Technical College in Pewaukee, Wis., Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Also pictured is Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, left, and Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, right. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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FILE - In this May 23, 2013 file photo, part of a wall stands amid the wreckage of Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven children were killed when a tornado hit Moore, Okla. The Moore public school system has reached an agreement with the families of the seven children ending three years of litigation. Moore Public Schools said Monday, June 12, 2017 that the families have agreed to accept $14,000 each to settle the lawsuit. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley File)
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FILE - In this May 23, 2013 file photo, rain falls on the wreckage of Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven children were killed when a tornado hit Moore, Okla. The Moore public school system has reached an agreement with the families of the seven children ending three years of litigation. Moore Public Schools said Monday, June 12, 2017 that the families have agreed to accept $14,000 each to settle the lawsuit. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley File)
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Virginia Republican gubernatorial hopeful Ed Gillespie greets voters mid-afternoon at the polls at Glen Allen High School, near Richmond, Va., on primary day across the state on Tuesday June 13, 2017. Gillespie is facing two challengers for the party nomination. (Joe Mahoney/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
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The University of Maryland is setting up a "rapid-response team" that will respond to any report of "hate bias" on campus. (YouTube, University of Maryland)
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In this May 22, 2017 photo, Jordan Zakrajsek, of Lorain, Ohio, plays a video game at his home. Recently, the Marion L. Steele High School senior received a full athletic scholarship from Lourdes University to play on its “League of Legends” varsity esports team. (Steve Manheim/Chronicle-Telegram via AP)
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In this May 22, 2017 photo, Jordan Zakrajsek, of Lorain, Ohio, plays a video game at his home. Recently, the Marion L. Steele High School senior received a full athletic scholarship from Lourdes University to play on its “League of Legends” varsity esports team. (Steve Manheim/Chronicle-Telegram via AP)
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In this May 22, 2017 photo, Jordan Zakrajsek, of Lorain, Ohio, plays a video game at his home. Recently, the Marion L. Steele High School senior received a full athletic scholarship from Lourdes University to play on its “League of Legends” varsity esports team. (Steve Manheim/Chronicle-Telegram via AP)
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FILE - In this Saturday, April 22, 2017, file photo, Republican gubernatorial candidates Corey Stewart, left, state Sen. Frank Wagner, center, and Ed Gillespie, right, participate in a Tea Party debate at Goochland High School in Goochland, Va. The three face off in a primary June 13. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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FILE - In this Saturday, April 22, 2017, file photo, Republican gubernatorial candidates Corey Stewart, left, state Sen. Frank Wagner, center, and Ed Gillespie, right, participate in a Tea Party debate at Goochland High School in Goochland, Va. The three face off in a primary June 13. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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Bubba Thompson, left, an outfielder from McGill-Toolen Catholic High School in Mobile, Ala., adjusts a jersey as draftees, from left, Jordon Adell, Hunter Greene, and Trevor Rogers applaud after Thompson was selected No. 26 by the Texas Rangers in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft, Monday, June 12, 2017, in Secaucus, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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This May 20, 2016 photo shows JSerra Catholic High School third baseman Royce Lewis preparing to throw to first base during an opening round Division 1 baseball playoff game in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. The Minnesota Twins think they've got their shortstop of the future in the speedy and slick-fielding Royce Lewis. The California high school star was taken with the No. 1 pick in the Major League Baseball draft Monday, June 12, 2017. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via AP)
