This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: Inside Higher Ed
5-4-15
The international student says in an apology he had no idea of the cultural significance of the noose.
Source: New Haven Register
5-2-15
With the unveiling of a new exhibition next month, Ellis Island is telling stories of immigrants who have come as recently as the start of this century, decades after the last arrival was processed through its doors.
Source: Inside Higher Ed
4-27-15
A student disciplinary process at George Washington University might not seem like hot news in India, but this weekend it was receiving attention in The Times of India, The Hindustan Times and elsewhere.
Source: AP
4-30-15
President Barack Obama has chosen his hometown of Chicago to host his future presidential library.
Source: AZ Central
4-30-15
ASU denounces 'Whiteness'-fueled hate speech.
Source: Time
4-29-15
The first curfews were imposed under England’s Alfred the Great, who ruled in the ninth century.
Source: LA Times
4-29-15
by Michael Hiltzik
In Shakespeare's plays alone one finds a kaleidoscope of purposes for marriage--for love, for dynastic purpose, for spite, for sex.
Source: National Security Archive
4-28-15
Yet He Insisted, "I'd do the same thing right this second."
Source: Slate
4-29-15
That’s bad news for all art patrons.
Source: Yahoo News
4-28-15
Hundreds of people protested outside the Japanese Consulate in San Francisco, calling on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to apologize for his country's treatment of people from other Asian countries during World War II.
Source: Science magazine
4-28-15
The National Science Foundation had spent years lobbying for the Census Bureau to include the college-major question, arguing that it is essential for monitoring trends in the scientific workforce.
Source: Press Release -- CIRCLE
4-28-15
The 2014 NAEP Civics, released today, finds that 23% of America’s 8th graders are “proficient.” Although higher scores would certainly be desirable, many adults might be surprised by how difficult the NAEP Civics questions are.
Source: NYT
4-28-15
The earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday flattened many of the country’s historic structures and some residential buildings, leaving people without shelter.
Source: CBS News
4-28-15
40 years ago this Thursday, America's war in Vietnam ended. For many who fought, the war's end brought no closure. Barry Petersen joined a group of veterans as they returned to Vietnam.
Source: Montreal Gazette
4-27-15
The history of Montreal will come to life, projected in grand moving videos on the sides of buildings and trees or via historical vignettes available on smartphones and tablets starting this June, throughout Old Montreal and the Old Port.
Source: Huffington Post
4-28-15
More than 10 years after it was discovered, a mysterious tunnel hidden under an ancient pyramid in central Mexico is giving up new secrets.
Source: The Daily Beast
4-28-15
Georgia tax and census records show that Affleck’s great-great-great-grandfather likely owned no slaves at all—though he was the executor of estates that did.
Source: AP
4-27-15
In Brazil. There’s a reason for that.
Source: The Chicago Tribune
4-24-15
Dreamed of for decades by African-American leader Ernie Broadnax, finally turned into reality over the past two years by director Phil Broxham with the help of the Elgin History Museum, the documentary has finally debuted.
Source: Politico
4-28-15
If everything goes according to plan, Evan Wolfson and Marc Solomon will be unemployed some time later this year.
