Archive for July 2024

Universities have closed courses or whole subjects to tackle debt.

The departure of more members from a social worker regulator would not affect its operation, according to Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun, after six of them had left amid a looming reform of the statutory body

In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the justices ruled in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson that officials can criminalize sleeping and camping on public property including parks, even when housing options are unavailable or unaffordable.

Partisan political operatives, such as the Manhattan Institute’s Christopher Rufo (above right), have mainstreamed the claims that faculty regularly engage in political indoctrination and that professors teach content that is divisive and anti-American. For example, days after Hamas’ invasion of Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Rufo posted on X that conservatives should “create a strong association” between Hamas, Black Lives Matter, the Democratic Socialists of America and “academic ‘decolonization.’” These narratives are designed to justify and legitimize the ongoing attacks on academic freedom. The implication is that faculty are the enemy and that legislatures, governors and governing boards can save higher education.

In May, Jae was named an Emerging Leader by the Virginia Housing Alliance during its annual awards.

To improve the diagnosis of dementia in busy, diverse primary care clinics, a research team led by Dr. Joe Verghese from Albert Einstein College of Medicine developed a culturally unbiased cognitive assessment tool called 5-Cog. The team designed 5-Cog to be used in older adults who have concerns about their cognitive health.