Tag Archives: education

Stop thinking about retirement by tapping tech to rediscover what gets you excited

Even if you’re retired or well into your career, it’s never too late to learn a new skill. And because you don’t need to go back into a physical classroom to learn those skills anymore (something that can be very anxiety-inducing for some people), taking the leap to study may be much less daunting when you can do it online. …

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Harvard board votes to block 13 sanctioned protesters from graduating, risks 'faculty rebellion,' says prof

The governing board of Harvard University on Wednesday rejected an effort by faculty to confer degrees on protesters sanctioned because they participated in an anti-Israel encampment on campus. The Harvard Crimson called the move “unprecedented” and reported that tensions between the Harvard Corporation and the university’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) are high since 13 seniors were disciplined for …

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Rubio demands Columbia president refund students after takeover by ‘lawless, pro-Hamas rioters’

FIRST ON FOX: Columbia University President Minouche Shafik is being urged to refund students who were inconvenienced and lost out on education services they paid for with their tuition during the lengthy anti-Israel encampment on campus. “I write to urge you to refund Columbia students for the thousands of dollars of tuition and fees they paid Columbia University while you …

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Glenn Youngkin: Education is the bedrock of attaining the American dream

The American Dream is essentially rooted in attaining a quality education, Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin told attendees at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute’s RISE summit on Thursday. Youngkin said he has made education similarly a bedrock of his tenure in Richmond, in that he is dedicated to improving the lives of Virginians and helping to offer the …

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UNC Board of Governors votes to repeal DEI mandates for North Carolina public universities

The University of North Carolina System Board of Governors on Thursday voted for a new policy that repeals previous diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) mandates for the state’s public universities. At least two protesters were arrested after the vote, as a crowd of approximately 50 students and other demonstrators gathered outside the UNC System office in Raleigh, the News & …

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New batch of 'morally bankrupt' college administrators to be grilled over campus antisemitism by House

Members of Congress are preparing to grill “morally bankrupt administrators” from Northwestern, UCLA and Rutgers Thursday regarding their handling of campus antisemitism that has swept the nation’s colleges. “Northwestern, Rutgers and UCLA negotiated with pro-Hamas terrorist encampments, bent the knee to the radical antisemitic mob and surrendered their campuses to illegal antisemitic encampments while repeatedly ignoring the harassment and violence …

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Make college commencements boring again

During his commencement address this month at my alma mater, Ohio State, Chris Pan admitted that he took psychedelic drugs to prepare his remarks. Watching the unhinged reaction to average commencement speeches across the country, he’s not the only one with an altered state of consciousness. Achange.orgpetition calls for firing devout Catholic Harrison Butker for delivering a Catholic commencement speech …

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Burgess Owens corners elite university president over eye-popping donations from Hamas-harboring Qatar

Utah Republican Rep. Burgess Owens cornered Northwestern University President Michael Schill on the eye-popping sum in donations the elite school has reportedly received from Qatar amid a fiery exchange during a House hearing. “Do you think it’d be a good idea for the University of Northwestern to partner with a government that harbors terrorist Hamas, and Iranian operatives who fund …

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Parents say school principal 'humiliated' their son, barred him from delivering patriotic election speech

The parents of a Huntington Beach, California middle-school student are calling on their son’s principal to be fired after they say he was discriminated against over his beliefs. Saint Bonaventure Catholic School student Jimmy Heyward, who was running for “Commissioner of School Spirit & Patriotism,” was “completely humiliated” after principal Mary Flock barred him from giving his speech at a …

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UCLA police chief reassigned after widely criticized anti-Israel protest response

The chief of police at the University of California, Los Angeles has been reassigned by the school as they begin an investigation into campus security protocol. Chief John Thomas is being temporarily replaced by Capt. Gawin Gibson as the university evaluates its response to days-long anti-Israel protests that raged on its campus in April. “There’s been a lot going on …

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