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    Category: Education

    “Who can be against well-being?”: The ramifications of Koch brothers donation depend on who you ask

    The acceptance of a $3.69 million grant from the Charles Koch Foundation for the Eudaimonia Institute sparks controversy at Wake Forest.

    September 5, 2019September 24, 2019 by jmetcal1

    Dueling Diagnoses: The Causes and Societal Effects of Medication for ADHD and Anxiety

    As our medication of ADHD and Anxiety have changed, so has our culture. The long-term social effects are immense.

    April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 by Benjamin

    Aligning Organizations with Local Conditions: Lessons from Three Global Non-Profits

    The most common criticism of Teach for America is the teachers’ lack of connection to the communities they are serving, but by examining the methods of three non-profits they can fix this problem.

    April 17, 2019April 25, 2019 by sophiegifford21

    Richmond schools improve from tax increase, restaurants pay the cost

    The Richmond experiment has tested the community’s ability to maintain an environment favorable to education and business interests. If the policy becomes successful in the long-term, many other cities and municipalities may consider new mechanisms such as a sales tax to improve public schools.

    March 1, 2019March 3, 2019 by Benjamin

    Number One Dining’s Food Insecurity Problem

    ‘Number one dining’ has become a point of hypocrisy and the extravagant events UMass Dining holds have become a source of annoyance. They believe UMass should divert funds that go towards throwing extravagant dining events and instead be used to help lower the cost of meal plans.

    October 13, 2018October 14, 2018 by Benjamin

    Food Insecurity in Maine Sparks Summer Meal Programs for Students

    Hunger is a persistent and growing problem throughout Maine. According to USDA statistics released earlier this month, 6.4 percent of the state’s households have faced very low food security—the highest figure in New England and the fifth-highest nationwide.

    September 16, 2018September 16, 2018 by jennifergj

    Save Student Newsrooms campaign draws attention to campus journalism

    Changes in journalism have hit independent newspapers-harder than those which are financially dependent on the colleges and universities that house them. The Student Press Law Center reports that only 30 such independent papers exist in the country.

    May 20, 2018June 18, 2018 by Benjamin

    Why are professors striking at universities across the United Kingdom?

    As university finances dwindle and the trend toward martketization continues, strikes like these across the United Kingdom will likely continue and grow.

    March 7, 2018June 18, 2018 by Benjamin

    Latino faculty lacking at UT Austin and nationwide

    UT was desegregated in the 1950s and did not begin to actively hire faculty of color until the 1980s.

    February 23, 2018June 18, 2018 by Benjamin

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