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Can Palestine solidarity activists shift the balance of power at American universities?

Embed from Getty Images On Oct. 9, the esteemed historian Rashid Khalidi, author of “The Hundred Years War on Palestine, ” resigned from his tenured position at Columbia University. In explaining his ...

Educating Hands for Human Flourishing? or Economic Growth?

What is education for? And by what means can one be educated? To those who do not come from an educational background or have not given these questions much thought, the answers might appear self-evid...

POSTMODERN PHILOSOPHY: COURSE SYLLABUS [Peterson Academy]

In this eight lecture (nine-hour) course , Professor Hicks takes us on an exploration of the evolution of 20th-century philosophy, from the disappointed skepticism of Russell and the pragmatism of Dew...

Climate Local Now: Jimmy Carter — Farmer, Conservationist, Climate Visionary

By Mary Morgan My mother loved Jimmy Carter, especially for putting solar panels on the White House. That was 1979. She had spent the two two years prior researching if she could build a passive solar...

At the beginning of the 2024-25 school year at The Independence School in Newark, Head of School Timothy Costello gave each of the school’s teachers the gift of a wand – a deferential nod to the magic of education and its ability to inspire others. Recently, Costello met with Newark Life to talk about the school’s mission, its curriculum and who inspired him. Newark Life : Since it first opened its doors in 1978, The Independence School has been nurturing in its students something that can never...

The Crossword Grid’s Geometry of Memory

It’s fitting that Cameron Granger was born and raised in Euclid, Ohio, an inner-ring suburb of Cleveland named for the Ancient Greek father of geometry, because the artist is interested in lines above...

Self – culture: Is it panacea to today’s myriad problems?

SHARE Since the time man started walking on this earth and evolved from his cave man days to the present times where he is now jet setting across the globe throwing his weight and presence around the ...