Dec 09 Liz Magill, UPenn president, resigns after antisemitism testimony draws backlash By Associated Press The University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct… Continue reading
Dec 08 Wisconsin university system reaches deal with Republicans that would scale back diversity positions By Todd Richmond, Associated Press The deal released Friday calls for freezing diversity position hires through 2026 and shifting at least 43 diversity positions to focus on "student success."… Continue reading
Dec 08 Harvard president apologizes for remarks on curbing antisemitism as pressure mounts on Penn’s president By Collin Binkley, Marc Levy, Associated Press The university presidents' congressional testimony has drawn intense national backlash, as did a similar response from the president of MIT. Continue reading
Dec 05 Students around the world suffered huge learning setbacks during the pandemic, study finds By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The state of global education was given a bleak appraisal in the Program for International Student Assessment, the first study to examine academic progress in dozens of countries during the pandemic. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 5:09 College leaders face congressional hearing over antisemitism and Islamophobia on campus By Geoff Bennett, Shoshana Dubnow The heated debates on college campuses over the Israel-Hamas war made its way to Capitol Hill Tuesday. The presidents of several universities faced questions from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce about the protests that erupted after the… Continue watching
Dec 05 WATCH: Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend efforts to combat antisemitism on campus In testimony before a House committee, the university leaders said there was a fine line between protecting free speech and allowing protests, while also combating antisemitism. Continue reading
Nov 29 LGBTQ+ rights group sues over Iowa law banning school library books, gender identity discussion By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa filed the federal lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of seven Iowa students and their families. LGBTQ+ advocacy group Iowa Safe Schools is also a plaintiff. Continue reading
Nov 29 Coal-producing West Virginia is converting an entire school system to solar power By Leah Willingham, Associated Press The project in Wayne County Schools represents what a developer and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin's office touted on Wednesday as the biggest-ever single demonstration of sun-powered renewable electricity in Appalachian public schools. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 6:42 11-year-old author Linda Pistun on changing the world by teaching girls science By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Juliet Fuisz Five years ago, Linda Pistun set out to achieve two goals: end world hunger and improve science education in public schools. In August, at the age of 11, she became a published author. John Yang speaks with Pistun about how… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 6:06 ‘The World in a Wineglass’ explores state of wine production and future of industry By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris, Karina Cuevas Many Americans likely paired their Thanksgiving meals with a nice bottle of wine. That's something that shouldn't be taken for granted because climate change is threatening wine production across the globe. Geoff Bennett spoke with one wine expert about the… Continue watching