#Widener nursing professors caught mocking students on Zoom

#Widener nursing professors caught mocking students on Zoom

“#Widener nursing professors caught mocking students on Zoom” Two Widener nursing professors were caught slamming their students at the end of a Zoom class recording, a report said. The comments from Professor Marcy C. Francis and lecturer Mary Marquis sparked outrage after they were apparently uploaded to class files by mistake, according to the Philadelphia…

Read More
#Yo-Yo Ma turns MA vaccination site into concert hall

#Yo-Yo Ma turns MA vaccination site into concert hall

“#Yo-Yo Ma turns MA vaccination site into concert hall” World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma got his second shot of the COVID-19 vaccine Saturday — and turned the Massachusetts vaccination site into a concert hall. Instead of sitting quietly during the 15-minute post-jab monitoring period, Ma played a brief concert as he waited at Berkshire Community College…

Read More
#College educators form alliance to defend free expression

#College educators form alliance to defend free expression

“#College educators form alliance to defend free expression” NEW YORK — Around 200 scholars from across the country have formed the Academic Freedom Alliance, which has a mission to help college educators “speak, instruct, and publish without fear of sanction, bullying, punishment, or persecution.” Launched Monday, the non-profit organization arose out of discussions among some…

Read More
#Historic Black colleges to get 0,000 to preserve campuses

#Historic Black colleges to get $650,000 to preserve campuses

“#Historic Black colleges to get $650,000 to preserve campuses” CHICAGO — Several historically Black colleges and universities will receive more than $650,000 in grants to preserve their campuses as part of a new initiative announced Tuesday. The funding for the HBCUs comes as leaders of the colleges and universities continue to advocate for additional funding…

Read More
#Big Tech’s war on indie news and other commentary

#Big Tech’s war on indie news and other commentary

“#Big Tech’s war on indie news and other commentary” From the left: Big Tech’s War on Indie News “Major press outlets celebrated” videographer Jon Farina’s footage of the Jan. 6 Capitol assault, shown on the Status Coup site, reports Matt Taibbi at his TK News blog. But on Jan. 18, “another Farina live stream was…

Read More