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Today: September 20, 2024

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Timeline of the nationwide protest movement that began at Columbia University

Columbia University has announced that it is canceling its main commencement ceremony scheduled for next week because of ongoing pro-Palestinian protests

Timeline of the nationwide protest movement that began at Columbia University
Education|Environment|Health

Extreme heat shuts schools for millions, widening learning gaps worldwide

Hena Khan, a grade nine student in Dhaka, has struggled to focus on her studies this week as temperatures surpassed 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit

Extreme heat shuts schools for millions, widening learning gaps worldwide
Education|Local|News

Clashes erupt on UCLA campus between pro-Palestinian supporters and counter-protesters

Violent clashes erupted on Wednesday on the campus of the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) between pro-Palestinian protesters and a group of counter-demonstrators,

Clashes erupt on UCLA campus between pro-Palestinian supporters and counter-protesters
Economy|Education|Political

Biden approves $6.1 billion in student loan debt relief for Art Institute enrollees

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced the approval of more than $6.1 billion in student loan debt relief for nearly 317,000 borrowers who were enrolled at any Art Institute

Biden approves $6.1 billion in student loan debt relief for Art Institute enrollees
Education

The power of touch is vital for both reading and writing

When asked, students say that touch is important in developing reading and writing skills. Research backs them up.

The power of touch is vital for both reading and writing
Education|News

Experts fear 'catastrophic' college declines thanks to botched FAFSA rollout

The bungled rollout of a new federal student aid form has left millions of students in limbo and some wondering if their college dreams will survive

Experts fear 'catastrophic' college declines thanks to botched FAFSA rollout
Education|News|Technology|World

At time of rising antisemitism, Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign

Holocaust survivors are participating in a digital campaign called #CancelHate which features videos of them reading Holocaust denial posts from different social media platforms

At time of rising antisemitism, Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign
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Student journalists are covering their own campuses in convulsion. Here's what they have to say

Student journalists at campuses across the country are getting a pressure-filled, and dangerous, lesson in their chosen profession during a chaotic springtime of protests

Student journalists are covering their own campuses in convulsion. Here's what they have to say
Economy|Education|World

Papua New Guinea has 'human capital crisis', says World Bank

The World Bank has urged the largest Pacific Island nation, Papua New Guinea, to address a "human capital crisis" and invest more in educating children, who suffer

Papua New Guinea has 'human capital crisis', says World Bank
Education

Soccer star's murder highlights South Africa's crime problem as election nears

In the South African township where Luke Fleurs grew up, some friends joined gangs before they reached high school age, but Fleurs found another path: he was

Soccer star's murder highlights South Africa's crime problem as election nears
Education

Biden faces a tough balancing act as campus protests over Gaza escalate

Escalating campus protests are forcing U.S.

Biden faces a tough balancing act as campus protests over Gaza escalate
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Berkeley takes light touch on Gaza protests. Columbia called the police

At Columbia University, tensions between the administration and students protesting over Israel's war in Gaza have reached the point that scores of New York City police

Berkeley takes light touch on Gaza protests. Columbia called the police
Education

Guerrilla pseudo-state complicates the search for peace in Colombia

A group of children holding red, yellow and blue balloons – the colors of Colombia's flag – run to the playground of a newly-opened school built

Guerrilla pseudo-state complicates the search for peace in Colombia
Education|News|World

Paris' Sciences Po school rejects Gaza protesters' demand to review Israel ties

Paris' Sciences Po university has rejected demands by protesters to review its relations with Israeli universities, its interim director Jean Basseres said on

Paris' Sciences Po school rejects Gaza protesters' demand to review Israel ties
Education

Columbia University protests look increasingly like those in 1968 as police storm campuses nationwide

An expert on the Columbia University protests of 1968 draws parallels between protests then and the ones taking place there in 2024.

Columbia University protests look increasingly like those in 1968 as police storm campuses nationwide
Education|News|Political

Turkey's Erdogan criticises U.S. crackdown on college protests

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan waded into the debate over U.S. college campus protests on Thursday, saying authorities were displaying "cruelty" in clamping down on pro-

Turkey's Erdogan criticises U.S. crackdown on college protests
Education

What students protesting Israel’s Gaza siege want − and how their demands on divestment fit into the BDS movement

There’s been a concerted effort in Israel and the US to block this movement’s tactics and goals.

What students protesting Israel’s Gaza siege want − and how their demands on divestment fit into the BDS movement
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Island nation of Sao Tome and Principe to ask Portugal for colonial reparations

The government of the African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe will ask Portugal to repair the moral damages caused by colonialism, the country's education

Island nation of Sao Tome and Principe to ask Portugal for colonial reparations
Education|News|Opinion|Political

Today's campus protests aren't nearly as big or violent as those last century — at least, not yet

Although it might be tempting to compare the U.S. campus protests to the anti-Vietnam War movement of a half century ago, experts say that would be an overreaction at this point

Today's campus protests aren't nearly as big or violent as those last century — at least, not yet
Education|News|Political

Pro-Palestinian encampments at US universities

Pro-Palestinian protests demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment from companies linked to Israel have spread across U.S. universities in the two weeks since Columbia University

Pro-Palestinian encampments at US universities
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Students erect pro-Palestinian encampments across major Canadian universities

Quebec Premier Francois Legault said on Thursday the encampment at Montreal's McGill University should be dismantled as more students erected pro-Palestinian

Students erect pro-Palestinian encampments across major Canadian universities
Education|World

Arkansas governor says state won't comply with new federal rules on treatment of trans students

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says her state won't comply with a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation's schools

Arkansas governor says state won't comply with new federal rules on treatment of trans students
Arts|Education|News|Opinion|World

Global Citizen NOW urges investment in Sub-Saharan Africa and youth outreach

Global Citizen NOW says it wants 2024 conference attendees to invest long-term in the African continent's fast-growing youth population and increase outreach to young changemakers

Global Citizen NOW urges investment in Sub-Saharan Africa and youth outreach
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'Show solidarity': Pro-Palestinian protesters camp across Australian universities

Hundreds of people protesting Israel's war in Gaza rallied at one of Australia's top universities on Friday demanding it divest from companies with ties to Israel,

'Show solidarity': Pro-Palestinian protesters camp across Australian universities
News|Education

French police evacuate pro-Palestinian students from Sciences Po after overnight sit-in

Police in Paris entered France's prestigious Sciences Po university on Friday and removed student activists who had occupied its

French police evacuate pro-Palestinian students from Sciences Po after overnight sit-in

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