Olga Soffer obituary Professor of anthropology whose approach to archaeology centred on crafts executed by women 40,000 years ago The Guardian - UK · Aug 16
Harvard's defiance of Trump's 'authoritarian incursion' supported by over 80 past and present college and university presidents Harvard president Alan Garber refused demands made by the Trump admin, which said it will freeze more than $2 billion in grants in response. Fortune · Apr 15, 2025
Former college and university presidents: Higher education must do better, but politically driven government intervention is not the solution The Trump administration should halt its destructive attack on higher education—and establish a constructive dialogue. Fortune · Apr 8, 2025
Where are the US college campus protests and what is happening? Protest encampments have been set up on about 30 campuses across the US over the Israel-Gaza war, with unrest flaring at some after police moved in to clear out protesters The Guardian - AU · May 2, 2024
Graduation Speeches, "Hate Speech," and the CUNY Law Controversy There's been a good deal of comment about the City University of New York law school student graduation speaker (Fatima Mousa Mohammed) who devoted a good deal of her speech to harshly condemning Israel and "Zionism," as well as capitalism, the New York government, and America more generally. (I include… Reason · Jun 2, 2023
Far-right media outlet targets LA's Asian business leaders. They're fighting back Walter Wang was headed down Interstate 5 to a family get-together on March 13 when his phone dinged. A WhatsApp message flashed across the screen from an old friend in Taiwan posing a puzzling rhetorical question: Weren't he and his wife, Shirley, American citizens? Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2023
Cuba sees mass exodus to US amid blackouts, shortages Cuba is seeing its biggest exodus since Fidel Castro took power in 1959. According to US government data, over the past year nearly 250,000 Cubans have emigrated to the United States. The figure represents more than 2 percent of the island's population and more than 4 percent of its working… France 24 · Dec 15, 2022
Cannabis Use 10 Times More Common Among Cigarette Smokers, Study Shows Does the legalization of recreational cannabis increase overall consumption? Researchers from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and The City University of New York found that it does. Benzinga · Jul 20, 2022