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Disappearing language offerings

Study documents decline in languages offered for instruction at American colleges over three-year period

First published by | January 24, 2019 | Education | 0 responses

Prof goes after Covington kid and ‘smiling face of Whiteness’

A UPenn professor sounded off on Twitter about the recent Covington controversy.

First published by | January 23, 2019 | Education | 0 responses

Chinese censor calls Tencent news app ‘vulgar’

One of China's leading news apps has been singled out for criticism by the country's internet watchdog.

First published by | January 23, 2019 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

How emerging tech can counteract climate change

A recent United Nations Environment report suggested that nations must triple mitigation efforts in order to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius and avoid the catastrophic effects of climate change.

First published by | January 23, 2019 | Environment | 0 responses

At a top Chinese university, activist ‘confessions’ strike fear into students

In late December, on the leafy streets of China’s prestigious Peking University, a handful of students held up banners to protest against a takeover of the campus Marxist society by the Chinese Communist Party-affiliated Student Association.

First published by | January 23, 2019 | Education | 0 responses