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Côte d’Ivoire’s youth chase employment – despite the odds
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (1794+ words) July 12, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire It’s dusk on a Wednesday, and in an unassuming office building in a working-class neighborhood of Abidjan, Junior Konaté’s elocution class is in session. “Clarity, tempo, and expression. These are the things we look for!...
The First Amendment’s ‘trust’ in young adults
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (390+ words) A court ruling on academic freedom in Florida also affirms college students’ ability and right to exercise independent reasoning as they sift through ideas “good and bad, easy and hard.” July 10, 2026, 4:40 p.m. ET An appeals court ruled this week…...
9 colleges recall when the American Revolution came to campus
1+ week, 2+ day ago (798+ words) July 03, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET Harvard packed up its library and moved it north to Andover, Massachusetts, while relocating 100 of its students west to Concord. At Princeton, Nassau Hall was captured by British soldiers and transformed into a hospital. The College of William…...
At Ukrainian university, Russian studies program has new appeal: Know thy enemy
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1154+ words) June 27, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET | Kyiv, Ukraine Traditionally, the mention of “Russian studies” has conjured up the works of literary greats, the architectural splendors of Saint Petersburg, and the diplomatic exploits of Catherine the Great. But these days, at one of Ukraine’s most…...
Victoria Hoffmann
2+ week, 3+ day ago (217+ words) The Christian Science Monitor Victoria Hoffmann is a fall 2025 editorial intern at the Monitor embedded with the national desk. Before joining the Monitor, Victoria had reported for newsrooms across Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts on political, educational, and…...
Remembering John Yemma, Monitor editor during critical transition
3+ week, 1+ day ago (919+ words) June 19, 2026, 1:02 p.m. ET In his early days at The Christian Science Monitor, John Yemma was recognized as a skilled reporter, writer, editor, and thinker. But it was in his 2008 return to the Monitor as the top editor, after 20 years at The…...
Engaged citizens built America. Today, civics education is coming back.
3+ week, 4+ day ago (963+ words) June 17, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET | Bethesda, Md. At a recent national championship for civics students here, a team of four students from Staples High School in Westport, Connecticut, is asked: What are the challenges of celebrating landmark dates of a nation’s past while still…...
Some students jeered AI at college graduations. But it’s the elephant in the classroom.
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1037+ words) May 28, 2026, 3:59 p.m. ET | Philadephia Instead of cheers, commencement speakers at some colleges and universities across the United States heard boos this spring when they mentioned artificial intelligence to anxious graduates facing an employment landscape rapidly being reshaped by AI. But colleges…...
Millions to see higher student loan payments atop rise in gas, food, healthcare costs
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (828+ words) May 02, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET Now amid soaring gas and food prices, Ms. Naranjo is enrolling in her next best option. Her monthly payment will triple, scrambling her personal finances at a moment when she is hunting for her first house. “That’s the…...
‘The first ray of light’: Illuminating a path for Pakistan’s out-of-school children
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (869+ words) A teacher gives a reading lesson in Mahra Akku, an improvised settlement in Islamabad. Roughly 26 million Pakistani children ages 5 to 16 do not attend school, according to UNICEF. By Hasan Ali, Contributor A young woman in a headscarf is seated on…...