Tag: Students

Socrates would weep. The great philosopher of ancient Athens was among the first teachers of critical thinking, you might say, and he died for doing so. And now, college philosophy departments — along with the other humanities and the social sciences — are shrinking, with reduced fields of study, smaller teaching staffs and fewer courses.

Indianapolis high school senior Caston Peters had used they and them or he and him pronouns at school for three years without a problem, but they came home a few days into this school year and told their mother that the situation had changed.

In April 2023, investigators with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, Special Victims Unit responded to a high school in the 7400 block of Scholar Way in the city of Eastvale to investigate allegations that a teacher was having inappropriate contact with students.

This year’s Columbia Mailman Career Fair—one of the country’s largest public health recruiting events—brought more than 50 employers to campus, including leading consulting firms, government agencies, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, nonprofits, international organizations like UNICEF, and more.

After staff at the St. Jude Mission School on the Soboba Indian Reservation noticed an influx of snakes during the recent warm weather, a lesson on snakes was arranged. Science teacher Jay Dagostino from the nearby Noli Indian School was invited, along with his two pet snakes, to give a presentation on safety and awareness.