[ad_1] a professor and two students were stabbed Wednesday in a philosophy class on gender issues at the University of Waterloo, in Canada, the Associated Press reported. A suspect in the stabbings is a member of the “university community,” a spokesman said. The suspect is being questioned. The three who were stabbed were being treated …
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[ad_1] Top congressional Republicans want more information from the Education Department on its plans to resume student loan payments in September following a three-year pause. North Carolina representative Virginia Foxx and Louisiana senator Dr. Bill Cassidy, both of whom are Republicans, sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona this week demanding documents and a …
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[ad_1] Public colleges and universities and K-12 schools in Louisiana will be required to display signs that read “In God We Trust” in all classrooms starting in August, according to a new law signed by Governor John Bel Edwards earlier this month. The law specifies “a minimum requirement of a paper sign.” Any other specific …
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[ad_1] Amid ongoing enrollment challenges, the presidents of North Dakota colleges made a plea to state officials Tuesday to respond to a program in Minnesota that they worry could lead to a loss of students, The Forum of Fargo-Moorehead reported. The program—the North Star Promise—will offer free tuition to in-state families earning under $80,000 a year. …
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[ad_1] ‘Scientism’ as Antiscience of Doubt and Disbelief: Academic Minute Doug Lederman Thu, 06/29/2023 – 12:00 AM [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Orthodox Jewish students at Brandeis University slammed the institution’s administrators for placing an advertisement in The New York Times Magazine that called the institution “anything but orthodox,” the Times of Israel reported. The Sunday advertisement read, “Brandeis was founded by Jews. But, it’s anything but orthodox.” The text was in a two-page spread as …
[ad_1] In early May, I began writing this essay on the topic of how best to approach research and writing during the summer months. My early draft advised readers on the importance of creating a detailed plan for summer writing, the wisdom and magic of daily writing, and strengthening the “no muscle” in order to …
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[ad_1] Yesterday I heard the third person in a month make the same point, each in a different context. I’d love to find out if others are seeing the same thing. The discussions were about community colleges offering dual-enrollment classes to high school students. The most popular offerings tend to be the “gen eds” that …
[ad_1] The psychiatrist who lost her Yale University position after tweeting that Alan Dershowitz, who defended former president Donald Trump during his first impeachment, may have “shared psychosis” has lost her court appeal. The controversy invoked the American Psychiatric Association’s Goldwater rule. It’s named for Barry Goldwater—that earlier Republican presidential candidate whose psychological fitness was …
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[ad_1] As Wells College graduates gathered last month, President Jonathan Gibralter delivered a commencement address that sounded like countless others delivered across the country. It hit the usual themes: be prepared for challenges and setbacks, cultivate perseverance, and embrace opportunities. But his speech culminated with a twist. “Before I end this address, I wanted to …
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