While a large majority (90%) of college students see in free speech as necessary, a somewhat smaller majority (70%) view the exercise as potentially injurious, according to a new study by Knight Foundation-Ipsos. “College Student Views on Free Expression and Campus Speech 2024” is part of a research series started in 2016 that tracks college…
Florida Man usually prefixes some nonsense that belongs in a comic villain’s plot. It has happened so frequently that there is a tongue-in-cheek theory that all of the news outlets covering Florida Man shenanigans are actually all about one guy. Following this theory, there’s a major development in the Florida Man canon — he’s a…
Double the Donation is excited to announce a new partnership with Pinwheel, increasing the reach and accessibility of integrated matching gift technology. With the integration between 360MatchPro by Double the Donation and Pinwheel’s online fundraising platform, organizations are equipped to make the most of corporate matching gift programs. “Working with Double the Donation for matching…
Across higher education, the desire for diversity among student populations is usually the responsibility of recruitment efforts but falls short in retention strategies. Colleges typically use a variety of assessments such as standardized tests, essays, and GPA to determine a student’s readiness for life in academia. However, there is an oversight that continues to happen….
(Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Saturday was my first game. Once I whistled the game, that kind of set it in stone that I was the first U.S. female to whistle a game at the Olympics. Leading up it was exciting. We’ve been looking…
Kristina L. DurocherKristina L. Durocher has been named visual arts director at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Fine Arts Center. She served as director of the Museum of Art at the University of New Hampshire. Durocher holds a dual Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in art history and painting from Massachusetts College of Art and…
I basically don’t know anybody who says that Trump is a fine upstanding man who deserves to be president of the United States. I hear that those people exist, but I’m a pointy-headed intellectual — I don’t live in the same town, or travel in the same social circles, as those people. I do know…
Fast Facts: Brazil is located on the eastern side of South America, facing the Atlantic Ocean and occupying half of the continent’s landmass Brasília is the capital of Brazil Brazil’s population is 218 million, as of 2024 44% of the population is below the age of 30 Brazil’s most widely spoken language is Portuguese, although…
(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Former Attorney General Bill Barr is big mad. Yes, according to Fox News’ own polling, Supreme Court reform is wildly popular — on a bipartisan level. But he is doing everything in his power to knock them down. In an op-ed today, he, along with co-author Kelly Shackelford of the…
Although the international education sector has known tough times, “there has never been a time when all three of the major markets have aligned with stupidity, as they have done in the last twelve months” said Mark Lucas, vice president of business development and global partnerships at HUATONG International. His comments were made at The PIE…