2024-05-11 Students Learn AI to Prepare for Hospitality Careers
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is making its way into many parts of our lives. It can choose a coffee blend, or clothing and even check fields of tulips for sick…
2024-05-07 US Campus Protests Spread to Europe
The pro-Palestinian protests at colleges across the United States have spread to campuses in Europe. On Tuesday, German police broke up a protest by several hundred pro-Palestinian protesters at Berlin’s…
2024-05-07 Extreme Heat Closes Schools, Widens Learning Gap
Hena Khan is a ninth-grade student in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She struggled to keep attention on her studies last week as temperatures rose above 43 degrees Celsius in Bangladesh’s capital. “There…
2024-05-06 Columbia University Cancels Main Graduation Event
New York City’s Columbia University announced Monday that it would cancel its main end-of-year event, or commencement, scheduled for May 15. The decision comes after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests that…
2024-05-04 Protesters Want to Influence College Investment Policy
Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City; the University of California, Berkeley; Brown University in Rhode Island and others are calling on their leaders to divest from Israel.…
2024-05-02 US Colleges Have Different Outcomes from Protests over Gaza War
Police have removed encampments, released tear gas and arrested protesters on college campuses around the United States. At Columbia University, New York City police twice came to the school to…
2024-05-01 Police Clear Protest Camps at Several US Colleges
American college officials in New York City and Los Angeles have asked police to remove protesters occupying college buildings and grounds over the past few weeks. Overnight, University of California,…
2024-04-30 Language Is ‘What Makes Us Human’ in New Children’s Book
See if you know the answer to this riddle: “I have been around for a very long time. Longer than toys, dogs, or anyone you know. “My roots go back…
2024-04-27 US Universities Concerned about Protests During Graduation Ceremonies
New York City police recently arrested students at Columbia University who were protesting the war between Israel and Hamas. The University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles canceled a…
2024-04-25 Lawmakers Aim to Bar Restrictions on Books at Public Libraries
Minnesota is one of several states where lawmakers are considering laws to make it harder for people to get books removed from public libraries. The Washington and Maryland state legislatures…
2024-04-23 In Senegal, Deaf Students Study alongside Others
Mouhamed Sall and three other youths in Senegal are taking part in a new program to teach students with hearing loss. The currently small program joins hard-of-hearing students and hearing…
2024-04-20 Activists Want US to Re-think Student Visa Policies for Africans
Activists say visa denial rates for African students seeking higher education in the United States are too high. Fanta Aw is executive director of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. NAFSA…
2024-04-16 US Librarians Fear Penalties, Prison over Book Bans
An illustrated edition of Margaret Atwood’s book The Handmaid’s Tale was released in 2019. The book is widely considered a classic work about the oppression of women. An illustrated version…
2024-04-13 Top US Colleges Will Cost $90,000 or More; Most Students Pay Less
The cost of attending a top college in the United States could be as much as $95,000 this year. That total includes tuition as well as meals and living space…
2024-04-09 Officials: Air Quality Is Problem at US Schools
During the COVID-19 pandemic, public officials brought renewed attention to indoor air quality in schools. Improving ventilation and airflow was considered a way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and…