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The Absolute Best Sci-Fi Movies on Prime Video

[ad_1] Where are all the good sci-fi movies at these days? The slam-dunk, mind-bending roller coasters. The clever yet simple concepts explored through relatable characters. The free cosmic content that comes with your Amazon subscription. Prime Video, Amazon’s streaming service, has a surprisingly impressive, if fairly stagnant range of sci-fi movies. The core lineup doesn’t …

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Community colleges as places to optimize introductory courses

[ad_1] Community colleges specialize. That’s both known and largely ignored. We shouldn’t ignore it. They specialize in lower-division courses. In fact, in many states, those are the only courses they’re allowed to teach. The most commonly taught class at many community colleges is the first semester English Composition course. Courses like Intro to Psychology and …

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Education Department Issues Recommendations on AI

[ad_1] The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology released a new report, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning: Insights and Recommendations, this week. The report acknowledges that the rapid pace of artificial intelligence (AI) advances is impacting society and summarizes opportunities and risks for AI in teaching, learning, research, and …

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Adjunct fired after incident with antiabortion group

[ad_1] Hunter College has fired an adjunct who disrupted the activities of an antiabortion group on campus and who threatened a reporter with a machete when he went to her home, the Associated Press reported. A spokesperson said Shellyne Rodriguez was fired after the incident on campus in which she was videotaped, calling the abortion opponents’ information …

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Texas tenure, anti-DEI bills near passage—or death

[ad_1] Texas bills that would affect tenure and ban an expansive definition of diversity, equity and inclusion programs and policies at public institutions are on the brink of passage. But they are also running out of time. The legislature adjourns Monday, and any bills not passed to the governor by then die—unless resurrected later in …

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UVM faculty calls for more action against antisemitism

[ad_1] Multiple faculty groups are calling on University of Vermont leaders to do more to address campus antisemitism after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights concluded the university mishandled antisemitism complaints, The Burlington Free Press reported. University leaders announced new plans to support Jewish students on campus in accordance …

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Senior Education Department officials grilled at House hearing

[ad_1] Picking up where they left off at last week’s hearing with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Republicans on the House Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee pressed senior department officials for firm answers and commitments on responding to requests for documents and details and on other issues. Wednesday’s hearing was the second in a series …

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George Washington U selects new moniker

[ad_1] The George Washington University, in Washington, D.C., has changed its moniker from the Colonials, long criticized for celebrating European imperialism, to the Revolutionaries, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. The Board of Trustees, which announced last year that the university was seeking a new moniker, said the name suggestion came from GWU president Mark S. …

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