Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently unveiled a paycheck protection bill, which already received significant criticism of teachers’ unions in the Sunshine State. For context, paycheck protection is the act of preventing mandatory dues payment from…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently unveiled a paycheck protection bill, which already received significant criticism of teachers’ unions in the Sunshine State. For context, paycheck protection is the act of preventing mandatory dues payment from…
Unsurprisingly for an organization whose membership has been perennially hostile to Israel, the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) just awarded the 2022 Jere L. Bacharach Service Award to San Francisco State University (SFSU) Professor Rabab…
Fresh off the labor strike at the University of California among graduate student workers, Temple University workers officially went on strike last Tuesday. These workers are teaching assistants and research assistants at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based…
I’m a bit of a fitness nerd. I’ve owned various Fitbit fitness trackers for nearly ten years and only converted to an Apple Watch last summer, when my current Fitbit device died. While I miss…
CNN, whose ratings have continued to crater under new leadership, announced that it will air liberal comedian Bill Maher’s “Overtime” segments on Friday night beginning February 3rd. Maher currently hosts “Real Time with Bill Maher”…
Editor’s Note: The original article inaccurately described the whistleblowing concerns surrounding House Bill 1446. We have updated the article to present more information about these specific concerns and included a quote from Eric Grabowsky. Florida…
One of the silver linings from the pandemic is that people are rethinking education options and accessibility. Arizona State University (ASU), a public, taxpayer-funded university in Tempe, Arizona, officially announced a partnership with YouTube and…
In response to a governor’s directive, the University of Texas-Austin officially blocked access to the popular social media app TikTok on its campus wired and wireless internet networks. The Texas Tribune reported the news of…
A faculty organization said it will formally review the state of Florida’s efforts to reform tenure. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) said it will formally investigate the Sunshine State’s tenure reform law over…
The top deputy to Biden’s education secretary was accused of violating an ethics pledge of the Biden administration after openly coordinating efforts between a former employer and the Department of Education. Donna Harris-Aikens, who is…