In a basement firing range at the Kharkiv Aviation Institute, first-year student Anastasia Homel watches intently as her professor breaks down and reassembles an automatic rifle in front of her class. It’s a snapshot of how the war has altered education and student life for students taking classes – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the […]
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Thanksgiving can help families heal students from college indoctrination
Each fall, millions of American families send their sons and daughters off to college with a mixture of pride and concern. They hope their students will grow in maturity, sharpen their minds, and step into their callings with confidence. But all too often, what comes home during Thanksgiving break is not just a tired student. […]
College football team entices students with free beer, ice cream ahead of big game
Rice University is pulling out of all the stops to ensure they have a packed stadium for its game against No. 22 ranked North Texas on Saturday night. They are offering free 12-ounce beers for students 21 and older at a stand near their stadium, a free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream voucher, a free […]
Harvard University’s feud with Trump affecting students, research, and reputation: adjunct professor
EXCLUSIVE: An adjunct professor at Harvard University noted the difficulties that the university faces as the Ivy League institution continues to spar with the Trump administration during an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital. Eugene Litvak, an adjunct professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is responsible for groundbreaking research in reducing healthcare […]
Washington Post editorial slams Mamdani for ‘holding back gifted students in the name of equity’
The Washington Post editorial board slammed New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani Friday for “holding back gifted students in the name of equity” following his proposal to phase out gifted education programs in the city. “Who could have guessed that Zohran Mamdani (D), the leading candidate to become the next New York mayor, would […]
Multi-college study claims over 80% of students lie about their views to appease liberal professors
Nearly 90 percent of respondents to a study on two college campuses said they’d pretended to be more progressive than they really were to increase their odds of social or academic success. Researchers Forest Romm and Kevin Waldman published an opinion piece for The Hill headlined, “Performative virtue-signaling has become a threat to higher ed” […]
From homeroom to hate: How Jewish students are facing a new kind of pressure in public schools
For most teenagers, the first day of school is filled with a familiar cocktail of nerves and excitement. Who’s in your classes? Will you like your teachers and the subjects? Is your locker anywhere near your best friend’s? It’s the stuff of adolescence—the drama of group chats, homecoming, AP exams and figuring out where you […]
Nine Ukrainian students hospitalized after deadly bus crash in France
Nine Ukrainian students remain hospitalized following a deadly bus accident in France that killed three Ukrainian nationals and injured dozens more, Ukrainian officials confirmed on June 14. The group, made up of students and teachers from Chernivtsi Oblast, was returning from an academic exchange when their bus veered off the road in the Sarthe department […]
Federal judge sides against Jewish students who sued UPenn over antisemitism
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against the University of Pennsylvania alleging the Ivy League school “permitted, tolerated and/or facilitated multiple antisemitic incidents on its campus that have created a hostile educational environment for Jewish students” in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Mitchell Goldberg, the chief judge of the […]
Elementary school backs down after telling Christian students they couldn’t sing worship songs at talent show
A Michigan elementary school has backed down after initially telling two Christian students they couldn’t perform worship songs at an upcoming school talent show. “Upon review, it was determined that school staff were unfamiliar with the legal guidelines concerning religious expression in a public school setting,” Allegan Public Schools Superintendent James Antoine wrote in a […]
Students cook ancient rice dish based on 2,000-year-old manuscript with surprisingly healthy results
A group of students recently recreated a rice dish using an ancient recipe – and the results were unusual. The challenge was undertaken by researchers at the Yuelu Academy of Hunan University in China, according to a report from China Daily. The project was based on an ancient bamboo text called the “Shi Fang” manuscript. […]
Malibu man to stand trial for murder in high-speed crash that left 4 Pepperdine students dead
A 23-year-old Malibu, California, man was ordered by a judge this week to stand trial on murder and vehicular manslaughter charges after a crash a year and a half ago that left four Pepperdine students dead. Fraser Bohm was allegedly driving between 93 and 104 mph in a 45 mph zone when he crashed on […]