News
How Former N.Y.C. Schools Chief Joel Klein Became Friendly With Epstein
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (675+ words) Joel Klein, the former leader of the New York City school system, met repeatedly with Jeffrey Epstein in 2013, years after Mr. Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor. At the time, Mr. Klein had left government and was…...
Yale Professor Sidelined After Creepy Epstein Messages Exposed
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (715+ words) Yale University has removed a prominent computer science professor from teaching duties while it investigates his conduct after Justice Department documents revealed a six-year correspondence between him and Jeffrey Epstein. In an October 2011 message'sent years after Epstein's guilty plea in…...
Should Schools Limit the Number of A’s That Teachers Can Give?
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (633+ words) Do you feel that some teachers give too many A's? Is grade inflation a problem in your school? On the whole, would you say that your teachers have been too easy, too hard or just right in their grading? In…...
Heart on a String – DNYUZ
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (123+ words) Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration, or describe a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of. Tell us in the comments, and then read…...
Word of the Day: ubiquitous
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (238+ words) : being or seeming to be present everywhere at once The word ubiquitous has appeared in 576 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Dec. 3 in "How Much Do You Really Want to Know About Your Habits?" by Madison…...
Word of the Day: monarch
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (290+ words) 1. a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right 2. butterfly with orange wings and black and white markings The word monarch has appeared in 180 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Dec. 12 in "King Charles Shares "Good News' About…...
Corporate America is grappling with how to train junior employees on AI
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (470+ words) If you're starting your career at PwC, deciding where you'll do it has gotten a lot easier. The Big Four firm cut the number of US locations where entry-level consultants can start working to just 13, BI's Polly Thompson exclusively reports....
He left the U.S. for an internship. Trump’s travel ban made it impossible to return
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (681+ words) The first time Patrick Thaw saw his University of Michigan friends together since sophomore year ended was bittersweet. They were starting a new semester in Ann Arbor, while he was FaceTiming in from Singapore, stranded half a world away. One…...
U.S. universities have lost sight of their core task
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (331+ words) James B. Murray Jr. is a former rector of the boards of the University of Virginia and William & Mary. Meredith Woo, former dean of arts and sciences at the University of Virginia and former president of Sweet Briar College, is on…...
Community colleges want to offer more low-cost bachelor’s degrees. Why CSU says no to some
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (1326+ words) Constance Duffle, a paramedic in Siskiyou County at the Oregon border, serves a vast wilderness region woefully in need of health professionals. She has enrolled in a bachelor's degree program in paramedicine, newly offered at College of the Siskiyous. A…...