The circumstances surrounding Professor Shalhoub-Kevorkian's detention are deeply troubling. She was apprehended on meritless grounds, stemming from a gross distortion of statements made in her scholarly articles and during a podcast hosted by reputable university professors in the United States. During her detention, she endured degrading and dehumanizing treatment, including a humiliating strip search, tight restraints causing physical harm, denial of essential medication, and exposure to...
Students should not be penalised for thinking critically about world events and trying to bring about positive social change.
The World Health Organisation (WHO), the health agency of the United Nations, is drafting a number of new documents which aim to radically change…What to read next: WA: democratic freedoms for religious schools under attack | We need a Restoration of Freedoms Bill, not religious freedom legislation | We and the ABS will not be fooled again! | The balance of probabilities
Freedom can be deceiving. When you drive through the countryside and see a horse standing unrestrained in a field, does it seem free?
Photojournalist Joseph Rushmore was violently arrested while covering a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas at Austin. His case is one of many press freedom violations documented by the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker related to campus protests in recent days. Courtesy of Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune. Press freedom violations have soared in recent weeks, as a nationwide protest movement over the Israel-Gaza war has spread across...
President Akufo-Addo has underscored his government's unwavering support for a free and independent press in the country.
Schools across the country are struggling to get students to show up reliably. The best estimates suggest more than 1 in 4 American students are Read More
Dozens of wrestlers, including Daniel Boone state champion Tucker Hogan, have been recognized for their work in the classroom. Hogan, who won the 2A title at 189 pounds, and others made the 2023-24 Berks County All-Academic Wrestling Team. Wrestlers must have a grade point average of 3.0 or better to make the all-academic team. 2023-24 […]
No matter how loud they screamed, a group of anti-Israel protesters could not disrupt Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) as he delivered a speech at the University of Florida on Wednesday about the illegal protests at college campuses. In many ways, the incident was a microcosm of the governor’s education policy agenda in the Sunshine State: […]
Elias Rodriques A new career-spanning book offers a portrait of Painter’s career as a historian, essayist, and most recently visual artist.
This year marks the 30th roster of Arkansas Times Academic All-Stars: 20 exceptional students chosen from a pool of applicants from across the state, each nominated by their high school counselor or principal.
Two veterans of World War II lit the national Liberation flame at midnight in Wageningen on Saturday, kicking off a day of celebration nationwide. Canadese veteran Pierce “George” Brewster, who is 101, and 99-year-old Geoff Roberts from London lit the fire together with Wageningen mayor Floor Vermeulen on the square in front of Hotel de Wereld, where Germany signed the capitulation documents in 1945. The flame was then used to light torches which are taken by some 2,500 relay runners