Thanksgiving a ‘celebration’ of ‘genocide,’ say campus groups
University of Oregon student groups are holding an event titled “Thanks But No Thanks-giving: Decolonizing an American Holiday.”
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They’re prepping for a race war. And they see Trump as their ‘ray of hope’
Late on August 22, US President Donald Trump launched into some trademark Twitter diplomacy. After apparently watching a segment on Fox News, the President felt moved to instruct Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “closely study the South African land farm seizures and expropriations and large scale killing of farmers.”
Dead sperm whale found in Indonesia had ingested ‘6kg of plastic’
A dead sperm whale that washed ashore in a national park in Indonesia had nearly 6kg (13 lbs) of plastic waste in its stomach, park officials say.
‘Visa factories’ hijack Japanese internationalisation drive
Key policy exploited by language colleges offering work permits rather than education
$1.8 Billion to Make Johns Hopkins Need-Blind
Michael Bloomberg makes largest gift in history of American higher education, seeking to change the way his alma mater does admissions … "forever." He challenges other colleges as well.
Law professor seeks data on admissions at UC System
A law professor and an Asian-American politician are suing the University of California for data they believe would reveal that the state university system is illegally using race in its admissions process.
UMich student gov MANDATES attendance at ‘Students of Color’ events
The University of Michigan student government mandated earlier in November that its representatives attend events held by “Students of Color” (SOC) organizations.
Plan S chief: universities, not open access push, hurting ECRs
Robert-Jan Smits attempts to allay concerns of junior academics considering moving country because of planned publishing shift
Blackout for thousands of dark web pages
Hackers have deleted more than 6,500 sites being held on a popular dark web server.
The power of Babel
Marshall McLuhan, Canadian sociologist and media guru, changed my mind. The medium’s-the-message man. As I switched my major from economics to sociology in 1968, his vision of a "Global Village" was a North Star.
