The conversation between two Rutgers University professors that lit a fire in U.S. higher education circles lasted only about 10 minutes. The professors — one teaches chemistry in Camden, N.J., the other psychology in Newark — said they were frustrated by the Trump administration’s abrupt cuts to research funding and its efforts to dictate policy…
A staff member of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—led by tech mogul Elon Musk—resigned on Thursday after the White House was questioned about his alleged connection to a social media account linked to racism and eugenics. The staffer in question? 25-year-old Marko Elez. Elez was one of only two DOGE staffers with access to…
With a White House directive that threw millions of federal dollars for education and research into uncertainty, President Trump and his allies proved they were not bluffing with their campaign threats to target universities. But before President Trump even returned to office, many of the nation’s well-known universities were already preparing to fight back. While…
Rutgers University in New Jersey has decided not to create a separate category prohibiting caste-based discrimination, stating that “caste is already covered by the Policy Prohibiting Discrimination and Harassment”. The decision was made after a thorough review by the American university, which concluded that caste discrimination was already protected under existing categories such as religion,…
Taiza Carine da Costa got her first taste of gambling when she was just 9. Growing up in the rundown fringes of Rio de Janeiro, Ms. Costa’s godparents would send her down the block, a few coins in hand, to bet on a popular lottery that, though illegal, has been a staple of life in…