Academics contend that Hollywood animated movies reinforce White privilege
Three professors have raised concerns that Hollywood’s animated films perpetuate white privilege and endorse “racist cultural narratives,” based on a recent academic study. Nathalie Casale, Ellen Gorsevski, and Tobias Linnaeus co-authored a paper critiquing racism and white privilege in animated movies. This analysis, released on January 6, is titled “Media Analysis of Racism and Speciesism […]
Website of anti-Israel group offers rewards for Israeli academics, according to reports.
Reward Offered by Anti-Israel Group for Killing Scholar A website associated with an anti-Israel organization is allegedly offering a reward of up to $100,000 for the assassination of an Israeli academic. The group, known as Justice for Punishment, has laid out explicit goals and compensation, which includes not only the large bounty but also lesser […]
Dartmouth-bound black belt excels in martial arts and academics
A remarkable achievement. A student from Long Island has reached a significant milestone by earning a black belt in traditional Korean martial arts at an impressive pace. “Getting the black belt was my top priority,” said Willow Dubrovin, a senior from West Hampton Beach, reflecting on her journey in an art form that gained popularity […]
Crypto academics slam controversial ECB paper blasting Bitcoin – Cointelegraph
A controversial European Central Bank paper released earlier this month came close to calling Bitcoin a pyramid scheme, only to be slammed in a lengthy rebuttal by a group of crypto scholars. The ECB paper “portrays Bitcoin's volatility, lack of productive contribution, and concentration of wealth as serious flaws,” wrote Murray Rudd of the Bitcoin […]
State Department Worked With Fact-Checkers, Academics To Censor Conservative Media, Report Says
A report from the House Small Business Committee found that the State Department worked with fact-checkers and academics to target conservative news organizations. This report: investigation The investigation, which lasted more than 14 months, found that an “interagency organization” within the State Department Global Engagement Center (GEC) — The committee circumvented its international mandate by […]
American Traitors: Academics Working for China
Lieber, “one of the country’s top research chemists” according to the New York Times, lied to the FBI about his participation in Beijing’s Thousand Talents Program, did not pay income tax on money from Chinese sources, and failed to report his Chinese bank account to the Internal Revenue Service. The case against the Harvard academic was […]
Man arrested after four US academics stabbed in park during China visit | China
Four American university lecturers teaching in China were stabbed while visiting a public park, U.S. authorities said. Cornell University in Iowa President Jonathan Brand said in a statement that the lecturers were at a park in northeastern China’s Jilin province on Monday with faculty from Beihua University, a private Iowa university affiliated with the university […]
Colorado’s Deion Sanders issues stern warning after learning of players’ lackadaisical approach to academics
Led by Deion Sanders, the Colorado Buffaloes took the college football world by storm last season. Although the Buffaloes had a disappointing season, they have added several notable players to their roster over the past few months and will enter the 2024 season with high expectations. While Sanders works to ensure his team is fully […]
Industrial Revolution began in 17th not 18th century, say academics | History
The Industrial Revolution began more than 100 years earlier than previously thought, with Britons already transitioning from agriculture to manufacturing in the 1600s, according to new research. Seventeenth-century England can be understood as the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, laying the foundations for the transition from a society based on agriculture and handicrafts to a […]
Goldsmiths academics to strike over ‘incomprehensible’ redundancies | Goldsmiths, University of London
Staff at Goldsmiths, University of London have voted to strike over an “almost incomprehensible” number of redundancies, the union has announced. More than 87% of University and College Union (UCU) members at the south London university voted in favor of strike action, with a turnout of 69%, as well as supporting actions short of a […]