(2023-09-06). New Fellow for Human Bridges: Yann Perreau. independentmediainstitute.org The Independent Media Institute is pleased to announce that Yann Perreau will join the Human Bridges project as a writing fellow. We are excited for his contributions to this project in our growing scope of media coverage, art and museums initiatives, and efforts in higher education. Yann Perreau has a long background as an author, …
(2023-09-06). SDS Denver escalates campaign around budget cuts in powerful lightning rally. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – Around 10: 45 a.m. on August 30 Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), at the Auraria Campus staged a lightning rally to demand an adequate resolution to the $12 million budget crisis that University of Colorado Denver is currently facing. | As it stands, instead of cutting from an already massively bloated administrative budget, the university is vying to impose further restrictions on education and campus life. These "solutions" include, but are not limited to, increasing maximum class sizes, leaving faculty roles empty after retirements, cutting classes or moving them online, and raising tuition…
(2023-09-06). 'There is an attack on Black literacy': Why education and activism go together. therealnews.com 
A 2022 As reading levels fall, Black Baltimoreans are slipping further away from their ability to liberate themselves. Particularly during a time where socioeconomi…
(2023-09-07). France's Council of State Upholds Ban on Islamic Dress Abaya. sputnikglobe.com PARIS (Sputnik) – France's Council of State on Thursday upheld a ban on the all-covering Muslim robe abaya in schools, which had been announced last weekend by the country's newly-appointed Education Minister Gabriel Attal.
(2023-09-07). Florida Education Board Set to Approve Christian-Centric Alternative to the SAT. truthout.org The Florida Education Board of Governors is set to vote on whether to approve a new college entrance exam that critics contend places too much emphasis on Christian and Western thought. The Classic Learning Test (CLT), which was created in 2015, is accepted as an exam entrance option by over 200 colleges and universities across the country, most of which are Christian. The test focuses heavily on… |
(2023-09-07). Alarming Increase in Attacks on Education Worldwide. commondreams.org More than 3,000 attacks on education were identified in 2022, a 17 percent increase over the previous year, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) reported in a data release today. The data were released ahead of the fourth United Nations International Day to Protect Education from Attack, on September 9, 2023. Almost one-third of all attacks took place in just three countries: Ukraine, Myanmar, and Burkina Faso, with the war in Ukraine accounting for the majority. According to GCPEA, more than 6,700 students and educators were reportedly killed, injured, abducted, arrested, or otherwise…
(2023-09-06). France abaya ban: Muslim schoolgirl sent home for wearing kimono. middleeasteye.net 
France abaya ban: Muslim schoolgirl sent home for wearing kimono | Education minister says as many as 67 girls were sent home after refusing to take off loose-fitting robes | Wed, 09/06/2023 – 15: 41 | A woman holds a placard reading 'my veil is my freedom' during a protest in 2019 (AFP) | A Muslim girl in
(2023-09-06). Why Access to Education is Key to Systemic Equality. aclu.org 
All students have a right to an equal education, but students of color — particularly Black and Brown students and students with disabilities, have historically been marginalized and criminalized by the public school system. The ACLU has been working to challenge unconstitutional disciplinary policies in schools, combat classroom censorship efforts that disproportionately impact marginalized students, and support race conscious admission policies to increase access to higher education. | Let's break down why education equity is critical to the fight for systemic equality. |
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(2023-09-06). China to launch monthlong national defense education campaign. ecns.cn
(2023-09-06). Why Access to Education is Key to Systemic Equality. aclu.org All students have a right to an equal education, but students of color — particularly Black and Brown students and students with disabilities, have historically been marginalized and criminalized by the public school system. The ACLU has been working to challenge unconstitutional disciplinary policies in schools, combat classroom censorship efforts that disproportionately impact marginalized students, and support race conscious admission policies to increase access to higher education. | Let's break down why education equity is critical to the fight for systemic equality. | |
(2023-09-06). 'There is an attack on Black literacy': Why education and activism go together. therealnews.com A 2022 As reading levels fall, Black Baltimoreans are slipping further away from their ability to liberate themselves. Particularly during a time where socioeconomi…
(2023-09-06). SDS Denver escalates campaign around budget cuts in powerful lightning rally. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – Around 10: 45 a.m. on August 30 Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), at the Auraria Campus staged a lightning rally to demand an adequate resolution to the $12 million budget crisis that University of Colorado Denver is currently facing. | As it stands, instead of cutting from an already massively bloated administrative budget, the university is vying to impose further restrictions on education and campus life. These "solutions" include, but are not limited to, increasing maximum class sizes, leaving faculty roles empty after retirements, cutting classes or moving them online, and raising tuition…
(2023-09-06). China to launch monthlong national defense education campaign. ecns.cn
(2023-09-06). Why Access to Education is Key to Systemic Equality. aclu.org All students have a right to an equal education, but students of color — particularly Black and Brown students and students with disabilities, have historically been marginalized and criminalized by the public school system. The ACLU has been working to challenge unconstitutional disciplinary policies in schools, combat classroom censorship efforts that disproportionately impact marginalized students, and support race conscious admission policies to increase access to higher education. | Let's break down why education equity is critical to the fight for systemic equality. |
(2023-09-06). Why Access to Education is Key to Systemic Equality. aclu.org All students have a right to an equal education, but students of color — particularly Black and Brown students and students with disabilities, have historically been marginalized and criminalized by the public school system. The ACLU has been working to challenge unconstitutional disciplinary policies in schools, combat classroom censorship efforts that disproportionately impact marginalized students, and support race conscious admission policies to increase access to higher education. | Let's break down why education equity is critical to the fight for systemic equality. | dummyvar2
(2023-09-07). Murder, Corruption, Fraud and Felons at LAVC Exposed in 2020. indybay.org In 2020, a Twitter account @Laccdw published a thread exposing just how bad things were at Los Angeles Valley College. It was shut-down two weeks before the LACCD Board of Trustees Election.
(2023-09-07). Africa Climate Summit Issues Nairobi Declaration. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Fifty Years Since the Chilean Coup of September 11, 1973. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Meet the New Normal, Same as the Old Normal: You Are Still the Enemy Within. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Myositis: More Evidence of Immune System Damage from COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Selected Articles: "Empire of Drugs": Taliban's Eradication of Opium Reveals Harsh Reality of U.S. Occupation of Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca 
By For the entirety of the 20 year US occupation, Afghanistan was the primary source for 90% …
(2023-09-07). Open the Contracts: Court Rules in Favour of Vaccine Transparency. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). The Digital World Brain. "Neural Techniques that Invalidate Free Will" globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). COVID Vaccine Contracts Show How Big Pharma 'Held South Africa to Ransom'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Women's Rights: Is There Really Pay Equity at the US Open Tennis Tournament? globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). The "Global War on Terrorism". "The Process that Set September 11 in Motion": Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Is It Time to Fire Your Doctor? CDC VAERS Records More Deaths from COVID Vaccines Than Total of All Previous Vaccines Combined. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). US Intensifies Its Hybrid War Against Nicaragua. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). 9/9-9/11. 22 Years Ago, 2 Days before 9/11: Shah Masood, leader of the Northern Alliance assassinated. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on the 9th of September 2003. | Twenty-two years ago, on the 9th of September 2001, the leader of the Northern Alliance Commander Ahmad Shah Masood was mortally wounded in a kamikaze assassination. | It happened two …
(2023-09-07). Oil and Gas and Climate Change Fakery. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). 9/11 Explosive Evidence. Experts Speak Out. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). 9/11 and "The Unspeakable": Award Winning Actor William Hurt: "It Took Me a Long Time to Face What I Knew to be True About 9/11" globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Turbo Cancer: Teachers Are Being Decimated by Aggressive and Metastatic Cancers After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Mandates. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). "Russia needs Turkey, Turkey needs Russia."The Putin-Erdogan "Geopolitical Swing" in Sochi? globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). What Does G20 Stand for? "Counterbalance", "Emerging NWO", "Global Economic Architecture" … globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Commemorating 9/11: "Forewarnings", Bush Administration was Spreading Rumors "Prior to 9-11": Michael C. Ruppert. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). The Criminal Insanity of Climate Change: Direct Energy Weapons (DEW) Create Forest and Bush Fires, Destroying Entire Cities and Igniting Boats in the Sea. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Video: Is the European Union a "Colony of America"? Enforcing an "Economic Iron Curtain" with Russia: Michel Chossudovsky and James Corbett. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Science Continues To Prove COVID Jabs Are Destroying The Population & The PCR/PIC Illusion Is Back. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (9/6/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-09-06). History: Worsening Relations in the German Empire. In the Wake of the Franco-Prussian War (1871). globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). "Empire of Drugs": Taliban's Eradication of Opium Reveals Harsh Reality of U.S. Occupation of Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). The Coup Against the Third World: Chile, 1973. dissidentvoice.org 
In anticipation of the fiftieth anniversary of the 11 September coup against Chile's Popular Unity government, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and the Instituto de Ciencias Alejandro Lipschutz Centro de Pensamiento e Investigación Social y Política release a new dossier analysing the coup and its effects on the Third World and non-aligned countries. On 11 …
(2023-09-07). Iran to Construct 1st Space Navigation Satellite. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Iranian Space Research Center is planning to hold a public tender for the construction of its first space navigation satellite, the country's space agency said on Thursday.
(2023-09-07). Western 'Wonder Weapons' Won't Turn the Tide in Ukraine. sputnikglobe.com US-made Javelin anti-tank missiles, HIMARS rocket artillery, JDAM guided glide bombs and Patriot air defense systems have all failed to grant victory to the Kiev regime. Brian Berletic, an ex-US Marine and independent geopolitical researcher and writer, said the failure of the UK's front-line tank was predictable.
(2023-09-07). Palestinian-Italian researcher Khaled al-Qaisi seized by occupation forces; family urges support and attention. samidoun.net 
Palestinian-Italian researcher Khaled al-Qaisi, a translator, researcher and student in the Department of Oriental Languages and Civilizations at Sapienza University of Rome, has been detained by Israeli occupation forces since 31 August. Al-Qaisi, a Palestinian and Italian citizen, was visiting Palestine with his wife and four-year-old son. While leaving Palestine at the bridge to Jordan, …
(2023-09-07). Chile: The Aussie Connection, An Interview with Clinton Fernandes. counterpunch.org Clinton Fernandes is Professor of International and Political Studies at the University of New South Wales. He has published on the relationship between science, diplomacy and international law, intelligence operations in foreign policy, the political and regulatory implications of new technology and Australia's external relations more generally. His research in the Future Operations Research Group
(2023-09-07). Ukraine's 'Biggest Arms Supplier' Orchestrated 2014 Maidan Massacre, Witnesses Say. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Beat the 'back-to-school blues' with healthy lunches. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My kids are heading back to school, but we'll be packing lunches for them this year. I want to make sure I'm sending things that are healthy but also that they like and will eat. Do you have any specific recommendations? ANSWER: Healthy eating is important at every age, especially for children. Research has shown there's a close link between nutrition and learning. A healthy diet improves children's ability to focus, memory,…
(2023-09-07). Long-term pancreatic cancer survivors report excellent post-surgery quality of life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Pancreatic cancer is considered the most lethal cancer in the human body. But new treatment advances are improving outcomes for patients, making long-term survival possible. Although there is a growing population of long-term pancreatic cancer survivors, data on those patients' quality of life are still limited. In a new study published in Annals of Surgery, Mayo Clinic researchers analyzed the results of a cross-sectional survey of pancreatic cancer survivors. They found that patients — who were, on…
(2023-09-07). Mayo Clinic researchers publish key findings about cell proteins to determine effectiveness of immunotherapy for colon cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified key findings that can assist clinicians in predicting whether a patient with advanced colorectal cancer will benefit from immunotherapy. The study was published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research and highlights the potential of using spatial analysis of specific proteins as a predictive tool for selecting appropriate candidates for PD-1 blockade immunotherapy in colorectal cancer, ultimately improving treatment outcomes and minimizing unnecessary treatments. The…
(2023-09-07). Cancer Concerns Prompt Increased Blood Testing of Military Firefighters for PFAS. truthout.org A U.S. military firefighter for 32 years, Kurt Rhodes trained and performed his duties with aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF — a highly effective fire suppressant that he never knew contained PFAS chemicals, now known to be harmful to human health. New federal research links testicular cancer in U.S. service members to the "forever chemicals," adding to a growing body of evidence of the dangers… |
(2023-09-07). Putin Orders State Support for AI as Race Heats Up. themoscowtimes.com The measures aim to support research on "optimizing machine learning algorithms" as well as developing "large language models" — such as the one developed by OpenAI's ChatGPT.
(2023-09-06). US Hosting 'Open Secret' Military Exercises with Taiwan. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Research sheds light on how breast cancer might develop after pregnancy. imperial.ac.uk
(2023-09-06). Apollo Therapeutics raises $226.5m to develop medicines based on uni research. imperial.ac.uk Company founded by the tech transfer offices of Imperial, Cambridge and UCL has raised major Series C funding to turn basic research into medicines.
(2023-09-06). Three Reasons: Something Sinister with the Big Push for Electric Vehicles (EVs). globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Turkey and France Are Unfriendly Neighbors in the Mediterranean Region. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Selected Articles: "Empire of Drugs": Taliban's Eradication of Opium Reveals Harsh Reality of U.S. Occupation of Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca By For the entirety of the 20 year US occupation, Afghanistan was the primary source for 90% …
(2023-09-07). Chile: The Aussie Connection: An Interview with Clinton Fernandes. counterpunch.org Clinton Fernandes is Professor of International and Political Studies at the University of New South Wales. He has published on the relationship between science, diplomacy and international law, intelligence operations in foreign policy, the political and regulatory implications of new technology and Australia's external relations more generally. His research in the Future Operations Research Group
(2023-09-06). Selected Articles: Is the Almighty US Dollar About to Take a Fall? globalresearch.ca 
By The BRICS banking model, based as it is on a multipolar world with multiple currencies and lending arrangements, has offered an alternative to …
(2023-09-06). The Myth of NATO as a Defensive Alliance. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Watchdog: Cluster Bomb Deaths in Ukraine Are Highest in the World. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). "Russia needs Turkey, Turkey needs Russia."The Putin-Erdogan "Geopolitical Swing" in Sochi? globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Video: Is the European Union a "Colony of America"? Enforcing an "Economic Iron Curtain" with Russia: Michel Chossudovsky and James Corbett. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). History: Worsening Relations in the German Empire. In the Wake of the Franco-Prussian War (1871). globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Educating the US Imperium: Australia's Mission for Assange. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). G20 coal emissions continue to rise despite climate pledges. thecanary.co New research has shown that G20 per capita coal emissions are continuing to rise. These coal-based emissions are increasing despite climate pledges and transition efforts from some members of the group of major economies. The group's leaders will meet in New Delhi this weekend for its main annual summit. Collectively, the countries in the forum …
(2023-09-06). Turbo Cancer: Teachers Are Being Decimated by Aggressive and Metastatic Cancers After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Mandates. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Lessons from Japan's 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake: Spread of Misinformation Would Lead to Violence and Unrest. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-09-06). What Does G20 Stand for? "Counterbalance", "Emerging NWO", "Global Economic Architecture" … globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). What Does G20 Stand for? "Counterbalance", Emerging NWO", "Global Economic Architecture" … globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Commemorating 9/11: "Forewarnings", Bush Administration was Spreading Rumors "Prior to 9-11": Michael C. Ruppert. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Three Reasons: Something Sinister with the Big Push for Electric Vehicles (EVs). globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). The Criminal Insanity of Climate Change: Direct Energy Weapons (DEW) Create Forest and Bush Fires, Destroying Entire Cities and Igniting Boats in the Sea. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Turkey and France Are Unfriendly Neighbors in the Mediterranean Region. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). "Empire of Drugs": Taliban's Eradication of Opium Reveals Harsh Reality of U.S. Occupation of Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Fundraising for Global Research's Anniversary: 22 Years of Courageous Reporting and Truth-Telling. globalresearch.ca Global Research was born on the same year the US embarked on its Global War on Terrorism. On September 9, 2001, just two days prior to the 9/11 attack, Prof. Michel Chossudovsky established what since has become a lifelong commitment. …
(2023-09-06). Canada's NDP Has Been Co-opted by Western Imperialism. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Science Continues To Prove COVID Jabs Are Destroying The Population & The PCR/PIC Illusion Is Back. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (9/6/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-09-06). The Coup Against the Third World: Chile, 1973. dissidentvoice.org In anticipation of the fiftieth anniversary of the 11 September coup against Chile's Popular Unity government, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and the Instituto de Ciencias Alejandro Lipschutz Centro de Pensamiento e Investigación Social y Política release a new dossier analysing the coup and its effects on the Third World and non-aligned countries. On 11 …
(2023-09-06). Watchdog: Cluster Bomb Deaths in Ukraine Are Highest in the World. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Educating the US Imperium: Australia's Mission for Assange. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Selected Articles: Is the Almighty US Dollar About to Take a Fall? globalresearch.ca By The BRICS banking model, based as it is on a multipolar world with multiple currencies and lending arrangements, has offered an alternative to …
(2023-09-06). Lessons from Japan's 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake: Spread of Misinformation Would Lead to Violence and Unrest. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-09-06). What Does G20 Stand for? "Counterbalance", Emerging NWO", "Global Economic Architecture" … globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). The Myth of NATO as a Defensive Alliance. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Fundraising for Global Research's Anniversary: 22 Years of Courageous Reporting and Truth-Telling. globalresearch.ca Global Research was born on the same year the US embarked on its Global War on Terrorism. On September 9, 2001, just two days prior to the 9/11 attack, Prof. Michel Chossudovsky established what since has become a lifelong commitment. …
(2023-09-06). Canada's NDP Has Been Co-opted by Western Imperialism. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-06). Israeli Researchers Find Four 1,900-Year-Old Swords Hidden Inside Cave. sputnikglobe.com Scientists initially made the new discovery two months back while exploring the same location in which researchers previously uncovered a stalactite with an inscription.
(2023-09-06). North magnetic pole studies due at Arctic station in Lena River delta. tass.com Scientists will be involved in applied research in the areas of renewable energy, materials and geotechnical monitoring in the Arctic conditions…
(2023-09-06). Rethinking our understanding of science and technology. peoplesdispatch.org Vijay Prashad of LeftWord talks to NewsClick's Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha on his new book, Knowledge as Commons: Towards Inclusive Science and Technology. Prabir talks about misconceptions of our understanding of how science and technology evolve…
(2023-09-07). Science Saturday: When sleep disorders presage something more serious. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Early one morning, while checking on a slumbering patient at the Center for Sleep Medicine, Erik St. Louis, M.D., noticed something peculiar. The patient, a woman in her early 60's, had started running beneath her bedsheets. As her eyelids fluttered, her legs kicked into gear, slowly at first but then rapidly picking up the pace, propelling herself along a road only she could see. After sprinting for about 30 seconds, she abruptly stopped and opened her…
(2023-09-07). Argentina and China Foster Resources and Energy Cooperation. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Argentina and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for scientific cooperation on matters related to natural resources and energy transition. | RELATED: | This document was signed by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Daniel Filmus during his visit to Beijing, where he met with the Minister of Natural Resources Wang Guanghua. | The MoU is focused on the creation of a virtual binational…
(2023-09-06). Imperial Lates launch new series of stimulating events. imperial.ac.uk Delve deeper into the latest science around food, space, reproduction and AI through through evenings of inspirational talks and hands-on workshops.
(2023-09-06). Rethinking our understanding of science and technology. peoplesdispatch.org Vijay Prashad of LeftWord talks to NewsClick's Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha on his new book, Knowledge as Commons: Towards Inclusive Science and Technology. Prabir talks about misconceptions of our understanding of how science and technology evolve…
(2023-09-06). Chinese Academy of Sciences amends regulations for academics. ecns.cn Academicians, the highest title bestowed on scientists in China, at the Chinese Academy of Sciences aren't allowed to publicly express academic opinions unrelated to their own field of expertise, according to a recently updated regulation.
(2023-09-06). Chinese Academy of Sciences amends regulations for academics. ecns.cn Academicians, the highest title bestowed on scientists in China, at the Chinese Academy of Sciences aren't allowed to publicly express academic opinions unrelated to their own field of expertise, according to a recently updated regulation.
(2023-09-06). Soyuz MS-24 to fly to ISS under super-short flight scheme. tass.com The blastoff is scheduled for 6: 44: 36 p.m. Moscow time on September 15…
(2023-09-06). ISS partners ready to continue working at space station — Roscosmos. tass.com The board emphasized "the role of the International Space Station in providing an environment to develop and test technologies and engineering solutions in support of long-term space exploration, as well as serving as a proving ground for an increase in the commercialization of low Earth orbit"
(2023-09-06). Dedicated station to be built for communicating with ISS Russian segment, Roscosmos says. tass.com The Orion-C station will be tested after installation is completed, the company noted…
(2023-09-06). Resident assistants at Tufts University wage one-day strike on freshman move-in day. wsws.org The student workers are demanding a stipend, but the union is ceding the initiative to the university's administration.
(2023-09-06). Australia: University of Newcastle students demand affiliation of IYSSE at Sydney's Macquarie University. wsws.org "By effectively banning the IYSSE, management is attempting to prevent students and youth from accessing a genuine revolutionary socialist program and anti-war perspective."
(2023-09-07). Imperial launches sixth form maths school aimed at under-represented students. imperial.ac.uk Imperial College London is establishing an innovative new sixth form school in Barnet, North London, nurturing the next generation of students in STEM…
(2023-09-07). How I Fought for Trans Justice This Summer. aclu.org Holding up a pink and blue "Trans People Belong" poster, I marched alongside 150 fellow high school students in the heart of Washington D.C this summer. Angered by the direct attack on either themselves or their trans siblings, we linked our arms to protest the approximately As an intern and a participant in the ACLU National Advocacy Institute (NAI), I had spent the past week learning alongside other young activists about major ACLU issues. The NAI is an annual program th…
(2023-09-07). The W-Curve Model: Understanding a new college student's experience. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The W-Curve Model was first proposed in 1963 to explain adjustment to culture shock. Starting college is a culture shock for many young people. It is often the first time students are away from home for an extended period. Freshman year is known for new experiences, but it also presents various challenges. Each new college student's experience is unique. Parents should be aware of the predictable adjustment pattern to help students navigate difficult times. The…
(2023-09-06). After Teaching at MIT, Lupe Fiasco Arrives at Yale for Prestigious Saybrook Fellowship. moguldom.com Hip-hop artist, record producer, and entrepreneur Lupe Fiasco is set to become a Saybrook Associate Fellow at Yale University in the fall of 2023. This distinguished program allows Fellows and Associate Fellows to engage with students and each other over a four-year term. Fiasco's appointment is seen as an opportunity for students to engage with …
(2023-09-06). Resident assistants at Tufts University wage one-day strike on freshman move-in day. wsws.org The student workers are demanding a stipend, but the union is ceding the initiative to the university's administration.
(2023-09-06). Australia: University of Newcastle students demand affiliation of IYSSE at Sydney's Macquarie University. wsws.org "By effectively banning the IYSSE, management is attempting to prevent students and youth from accessing a genuine revolutionary socialist program and anti-war perspective."
(2023-09-06). After Teaching at MIT, Lupe Fiasco Arrives at Yale for Prestigious Saybrook Fellowship. moguldom.com Hip-hop artist, record producer, and entrepreneur Lupe Fiasco is set to become a Saybrook Associate Fellow at Yale University in the fall of 2023. This distinguished program allows Fellows and Associate Fellows to engage with students and each other over a four-year term. Fiasco's appointment is seen as an opportunity for students to engage with …
(2023-09-07). The Raw-Dealed Actor/Teacher Show. counterpunch.org The Wall Street Journal now realizes that income inequality can be a source of social problems. No, its famously pro-proprietor commentators haven't signed up for union cards. In fact, two different editorials in the August 28 opinion pages come not to praise labor organizing but to bury it, whether it's South American schoolteachers who benefit
(2023-09-07). 'Advocating for War is Wrong': Russian Teachers Resign Over Refusal to Allow Ukraine Veterans in Class. themoscowtimes.com The incident reflects the dilemma facing Russian teachers who wish to keep politics out of the classroom.
(2023-09-07). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Teachers' strikes mark beginning of new school year across Europe over funding, cost of living and the pandemic; metal workers at Turkish factory demand resignation of union officials over sellout contract and threaten to leave the union; teachers, electricity and public sector workers in some Nigerian states in further two-day strike over cuts to fuel subsidies…
(2023-09-07). The Raw-Dealed Actor/Teacher Show. counterpunch.org The Wall Street Journal now realizes that income inequality can be a source of social problems. No, its famously pro-proprietor commentators haven't signed up for union cards. In fact, two different editorials in the August 28 opinion pages come not to praise labor organizing but to bury it, whether it's South American schoolteachers who benefit