Andrew Solender Rep. Ritchie Torres. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images. A pro-Israel House Democrat and Republican plan to introduce legislation creating federally sanctioned “antisemitism monitors” for select college campuses. Why it matters: It’s the first bill introduced in Congress as a direct response to the […]
PM Edition April 26, 2024 TRENDING NOW Teacher punches HS student, knocks him to floor amid their fight — allegedly after student used racial slur against teacher Weekend Watch: ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ shows revolution’s toll MORE STORIES THAT MATTER Christian family paid for a meet and greet […]
On December 24, 2023, the NYR Online published an essay by Nadia Abu El-Haj about the crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech at Columbia University and Barnard College, where she holds the Ann Whitney Olin professorship in the anthropology department and codirects the Center for Palestine Studies. “Since the start of the latest Israel–Palestine […]
By Elizabeth Haigh Published: 10:00 EDT, 19 April 2024 | Updated: 10:00 EDT, 19 April 2024 A fellow at the University of Cambridge who has sparked backlash with his comments on race has been dropped by Emmanuel College where he was a research associate. Nathan Cofnas, an early […]
Read the April Ed Reporter Now! Head to EdReporterOnline.org Full issue of April includes: The Rockefeller Plan for Federal Aid to Education — No Real Choice The Rockefellers’ Fundamental Transformation of American Education A Choice Not an Echo 2.0 Dumping Gifted Student Programs for Diversity BOOK REVIEW: A […]
By Daniel Lazare, Weekly Worker Daniel Lazare reports on the explosion of pro-Palestine campus protests sweeping America and how the authorities are once again resorting to the anti-Semitism big lie Decades after students took over Columbia University at the height of the Vietnam War, the campus is emerging […]
The NYPD didn’t have a problem arresting over 100 protesters at Columbia and breaking down some tents last week, but that’s not enough for Shai Davidai, a professor at the university’s business school. “You can deploy the National Guard to restore safety to Jewish students and all students […]
From Palestine Avenue to Morningside Heights, the Crisis of the U.S. Academy after October 7 by Gabriel Noah Brahm A virulent, novel strain of anti-Zionist antisemitism is loose on the American campus. In the wake of October 7, 2023’s barbaric terrorist assault on southern Israeli kibbutzim, a rave party, […]
AM Edition April 23, 2024 TRENDING NOW Disgraced Democratic mega-donor Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to flip on Tom Brady and other celebrity FTX promoters Mark Hamill has eyebrow-raising opinion on ‘the best president we’ve ever had’ Will you be ready when the world falls apart? Prepare for what’s coming: […]
Trending story April 22, 2024 A dozen disturbing instances when students got brutally violent with teachers A cellphone video began circulating last week showing a North Carolina high school student slapping a teacher in the face at least twice — and the teacher in the clip stayed seated […]
The End of the Academy as We Knew It by Andrew Pessin This is the first in a series of essays we will be publishing in response to the recent events at Columbia University as part of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute’s Israel initiative. Coming soon will be reflections by […]
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more El Nino Speaks El Nino Speaks 109: The Putri… 0:00 1:08:18 El Nino Speaks 109: The Putrid State of Higher Education Keith Preston, Aleksey Bashtavenko, and Florian Ulrich join El Nino Speaks to discuss the deteriorating state of higher education […]
April 11 2024 Why the ‘Math Equity’ Movement Is a Scam COMMENTARY By Jarrett Stepman The phenomenon of “math equity” swept the country in recent years, accelerating during and after the COVID-19 lockdowns. More Liberals Love the Minimum Wage—Even Though It Hurts People They Claim to Love COMMENTARY […]
How to Teach in a (Culture) War: October 7, Antisemitism, and the Academy The video of the fourth webinar in the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute’s Israel initiative is now available and can be viewed here. Titled “How to Teach in a (Culture) War: October 7, Antisemitism, and the Academy,” the panel […]
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by Peter Zeihan on March 29, 2024 If mommy and daddy told you to go college and then you’d be set for life…you’re not alone. With traditional models pushing everyone towards white-collar jobs and university degrees, we’ve created a massive oversupply of finance bros and marketers, but left […]
Although it’s been four years since the onset of the pandemic and three years since the worst of remote learning, the toxic tentacles of that period continue to touch all New Yorkers and particularly children. Learning loss and social isolation have been covered fairly consistently in the mainstream […]
March 28, 2024 Uncategorized In the heart of every young dreamer lies the burning desire to seize the American Dream—to rise above adversity, achieve success, and honor the sacrifices of those who came before them. At Academic Composition, we recognize the profound significance of this journey, especially […]
Getting into college has always been stressful and a little chaotic. But in the last few years, and particularly this year, it has become much more so. The admissions season that is wrapping up now, as colleges send out their decision letters, is marked by a record number […]
Reckoning with October 7 Israel, Hamas, and the Problem of Critical Theory A TPPI Webinar Series How to Teach in a (Culture) War: October 7, Antisemitism, and the Academy The fourth webinar in the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute’s yearlong series reckoning with the response to October 7 will take place on […]
According to Fortune magazine, overall undergraduate enrollment experienced the steepest rate of decline on record from 2019 to 2022, and it has only worsened since then. There are several explanations, but one cause is entirely self-imposed: most universities and colleges have now replaced education with ideology, subverting the […]
When we asked the Cut’s Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz to talk with parents of students at Capital Prep Harlem, the charter school that Diddy founded in 2016, about their reactions to recent allegations of assault and abuse against the rapper, she found that their concerns went far beyond the school’s […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Nex Benedict was kind of a weird kid. I know because the moment that I first learned who Nex was I also knew that we would have been friends. Like Nex, at 16 I was a pissed off […]
Alek S. Bash is the proprietor of Academic Composition, a service that helps normal college students get past the “woke” classes in college. Alek joins Pete for a lively discussion as to the best way to defeat the current “woke” ideology. They don’t always agree. Show notes and […]
If there’s one lesson I took away from Caitlin Moscatello’s class-rage-inducing portrait of elite college consultants, it’s that for every well-meaning effort by college admissions officers to level the playing field, there will be a greater effort by the 0.1 percent to tip the scales back in their […]
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Dodcast Dodcast #54: Paul Sutton 0:00 2:14:18 Dodcast #54: Paul Sutton We don’t need no thought control… Luke Dodson and PAUL SUTTON Jan 26 READ IN APP Poet, writer, and teacher Paul Sutton on the absolute state of the modern […]
Thoughts on some recent debates surrounding the proper response to wokeism Keith Woods Jan 21, 2024 In recent weeks, the hot topic of discussion in the dissident right has been the merits of meritocracy. More specifically, debate has centered around the question of whether supporting a “colourblind meritocracy” […]
Strange fruit hanging from a campus tree Kevin Barrett Jan 16, 2024 Billionaire-funded trucks circled Harvard Square like sharks… By Kevin Barrett, for American Free Press, posted here in full for my paid Substack subscribers Claudine Gay, the first black president of Harvard University, held the position for […]
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January 3, 2024 • 5 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Hi! We’re barely into 2024, but we already know the big movies coming this year. From a Bob Marley biopic to a “John Wick” spin-off, these are the most-anticipated films of 2024. In today’s big story, we’re looking […]
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Open Source Education – #SolutionsWatch The Corbett Report Dec 12 READ IN APP CLICK HERE TO GO TO OPENSOURCEEDUCATION.ONLINE SHOW NOTES AND MP3: https://www.corbettreport.com/solutionswatch-education/ We all know the problem’s with the public miseducation system. But what’s the answer? Corbett in the […]
Did the Congressional hearings finally expose the scandal of the Ivy League? Andrew Sullivan Dec 8 ∙ Paid READ IN APP From left to right: Harvard president Claudine Gay, Penn president Liz Magill, professor Pamela Nadell of American U, and MIT president Sally Kornbluth testify before Congress on […]
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2023 Reno’s greatest achievement was to teach Americans that there isn’t much justice in the Justice Department. But never trust the professors, pundits, and other official scorekeepers to admit that truth. – James Bovard, “Janet Reno Is No Hero” [2023] HORNBERGER’S BLOG December 8, 2023 […]
Jose Nino’s Digest Here are my most recent articles for you New Jersey Teacher Union Pushes for Scrapping Basic Skills Test Requirement Earlier this month, the New Jersey Education Association published a statement boasting about its goal to reduce the standards for prospective teachers and called on allies […]
Today’s best articles The pros and cons of getting a college degree Should you use autopay? 5 bitingly funny cartoons about the evening news Sponsored by Wise Bread Best $300 Welcome Bonus Card of 2023 6 classic homes in the Tudor style C Pam Zhang’s 6 favorite books […]
Harvard Law Prof. Emeritus Alan Dershowitz and Prof. Cornel West sound off on major disagreements on ‘Hannity.’ #foxnews #hannity
Jose Nino’s Digest Here are my most recent articles for you Bernstine: Compel Teachers to Live in Failing School Districts That Employ Them Will teachers in Pennsylvania finally be held accountable for their poorly performing classrooms? Pennsylvania State Rep. Aaron Bernstine just introduced an amendment to House Bill […]
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 Globalization, in short, has been the great teacher, both at doing a good old job at old jobs and in creating massively new ideas for new jobs—efficiency and innovation. – Deirdre N. McCloskey, “Globalization Creates a Global Neighborhood, Benefiting All” [2023] HORNBERGER’S BLOG September 15, […]
Big Batteries Are Booming. So Are Fears They’ll Catch Fire Gregory Barber The world needs thousands of new grid battery installations to fight climate change. They rarely catch fire—but many people are skeptical of having one next door. READ Your New Apple Watch Won’t Be Carbon […]
When sexual predators have a powerful institution to harbor them, they can cause almost incomprehensible levels of harm. Dr. Robert Hadden spent his entire clinical career at Columbia University, and for decades its medical apparatus did nothing as he abused hundreds of patients. Consistently, Columbia ignored or was […]
Jessica Burbank and Robby Soave react to the University of Michigan’s decision to force students to temporarily leave campus if tested positive for Covid-19. #covid19 #universityofmichigan
Back-to-School Adderall Shortage – #NewWorldNextWeek The Corbett Report Aug 31, 2023 SHOW NOTES AND MP3: https://www.corbettreport.com/nwnw528/ This week on the New World Next Week: there’s a back-to-school adderall shortage in the US; a new generation discovers pink slime via TikTok; and a San Fran bakery’s decision to not […]
Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave react to news that a 12-year-old boy in Colorado has been removed from school over wearing a “Don’t Tread On Me” patch. #revolution #freespeech
The limitations of our process for defending scientific research. By Kelsey Piper Aug 23, 2023, 9:00am EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook (opens in new window) Share this on Twitter (opens in new window) Share All sharing options Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Kelsey Piper is a senior […]
Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave react to reports that colleges in Atlanta are reinstating mask mandates. #covid #masks
Today’s best articles Brigid Kennedy Should the school day start later? It’s complicated. Rafi Schwartz Vietnamese EV maker VinFast wows with staggering Nasdaq debut The Week Staff Sky-high prices for luxury rooms Justin Klawans Hurricane Hilary bringing storm warnings to Southwest The Week Staff China: A slowdown sends […]
The Dutch School of Understanding – #SolutionsWatch The Corbett Report Aug 15, 2023 SHOW NOTES AND MP3: https://www.corbettreport.com/solutionswatch-understanding/ Tjeerd Andringa joins James on #SolutionsWatch to discuss his cancellation from his former position at the University of Groningen and, more importantly, how that prompted him to create the School […]
April 5, 2017, 5:49 PM EDT / Updated April 5, 2017, 5:51 PM EDT By Avalon Zoppo After completing his Stanford application, high school senior Ziad Ahmed realized an important component was missing amid a flurry of standardized test scores and extracurricular activities: his voice and passion. That’s when Ahmed took […]
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