Colleges Are Under Attack. They Can Fight Back.
This is a moment to trumpet the strengths of higher education and address its weaknesses.
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A historic opportunity for higher education reform
The American public is witnessing a remarkable political moment.The Hill - 1d -
University of Minnesota, Under Federal Scrutiny, Limits Its Political Speech
A vote by regents put the university among roughly 140 colleges that have adopted similar policies since the 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas.The New York Times - 21h -
51 seconds to breach: How CISOs are countering AI-driven, lightning-fast deepfake, vishing and social engineering attacks
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Trump’s cuts to higher education are sacrificing America’s future
American colleges and universities will lose their global preeminence, innovation will suffer, future scientists, doctors, artists and philosophers will not get trained and potentially ...The Hill - 6d -
James Carville is wrong. Democrats should fight, not ‘play dead.’
Democrats must fight back against Trump and his agenda, as a lack of action will make them appear weak and Americans will despise weakness.The Hill - 6d -
Department of Education cuts half its workforce
The Department of Education cut half its workforce amid President Trump’s effort to abolish the agency. Trump touted the cuts, saying they shift responsibilities away from the federal bureaucracy ...NBC News - 2d -
Trump says Supreme Court justices 'get weak' in lambasting unfavorable coverage
President Trump on Friday lamented that Supreme Court Justices “can’t really fight back” and “get weak” in the face of unfavorable media coverage as he railed against what he framed as "horrible" ...The Hill - 17h -
He can pull a train by the strength of his teeth. An Egyptian wrestler sets 3 world records
Pulling a train by the strength of your teeth is no easy taskABC News - 1d -
The ninetysomethings who revolutionized how we think about strength training
One simple exercise proved older adults can build and retain muscle – and caused a paradigm shift in science. In 1988, 712 people lived at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged, a Boston ...The Guardian - 3d
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