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MIT student group continues the fight for free speech in 2024

Anna Lofgren - University of Rhode Island — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 05:02:13 +0000

‘We are proving that the mob is not at all omnipotent,’ group leader said An upstart Massachusetts Institute of Technology group said it plans to continue to fight for free speech and open debate heading into its second semester. While not all students and faculty agree with Students for Open Inquiry’s speakers, “they appreciate the significance of our mission in the grand scheme of restoring…

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Calif. colleges’ state-funded ‘basic needs’ centers provide shelter, groceries

Anna Lofgren - University of Rhode Island — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 04:02:12 +0000

The state allocated more than $100 million in 2021-22 providing community college students with ‘basic needs’ California colleges have created “basic needs” centers with tens of millions of dollars in state funding to provide students in need with food, shelter and other necessities. Mario Flores, director of student affairs and basic needs at Hartnell College, a community college in Salinas…

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Great Books college offers ‘discussion-based application’ in lieu of essay

Anna Lofgren - University of Rhode Island — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 04:02:34 +0000

The college will offer application decisions within two weeks Applicants to a liberal arts college can now participate in discussions and a seminar in lieu of the traditional essay and letters of recommendation. St. John’s College Vice President of Enrollment Benjamin Baum told The College Fix via email the seminars have groups of 10-20 students discuss historical books with one or two full…

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Less smartphone time linked to more sex: BYU think tank

Anna Lofgren - University of Rhode Island — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 04:02:28 +0000

Nearly half of married adults under 35 say their spouse is on phone too often Married couples who reduce their time on smartphones have more sex and have lower divorce chances than those who are too enmeshed in their digital devices according to a Brigham Young University think tank. “More than one-third of married Americans (37%) say that their spouse is often on the phone or some kind of…

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Florida professor fired for ‘extreme negligence’ in race research

Anna Lofgren - University of Rhode Island — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 04:05:35 +0000

Damage to university from his actions ‘approaches catastrophic,’ provost said A public Florida university fired a professor after completing a months-long investigation into allegations of research misconduct in racial bias studies. Criminologist Eric Stewart “demonstrated extreme negligence in basic data management, resulting in an unprecedented number of articles retracted” and “numerous…

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Colleges expand support for people with autism, other developmental disorders

Anna Lofgren - University of Rhode Island — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 04:00:25 +0000

One college’s programs are funded entirely by donors Universities across the country are expanding new support services for students with autism and related disorders. “Today there are approximately 75 support programs offered for neurodiverse students in 29 states, mostly at four-year colleges,” according to an article this month in the publication Insight Into Diversity.

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Psychology professors warn: Earlier smartphone use linked to worse adult mental health

Anna Lofgren - University of Rhode Island — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 04:02:58 +0000

‘The most mentally healthy [adult] respondents are those who did not get a phone until their late teens,’ psychologists wrote Earlier smartphone use is associated with diminished mental health in adulthood, according to top psychologists’ analysis of the world’s largest mental health database. “The younger the age of getting the first smartphone, the worse the mental health that the young…

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Private prison college promises open debate and inquiry

Anna Lofgren - University of Rhode Island — Wed, 17 May 2023 04:02:20 +0000

President described the college climate as politically diverse An accredited college within San Quentin Correctional Facility that receives zero public funding promises an education that favors open debate. Mount Tamalpais College is run by Jody Lewen, who also sits on the San Quentin Transformation Advisory Council, tasked by Governor Gavin Newsom with turning the prison into a…

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As ChatGPT-4 aces SAT and bar exam, some call for tech to be reined in

Anna Lofgren - University of Rhode Island — Thu, 04 May 2023 04:02:30 +0000

Elon Musk, among others, called for a six-month pause on all AI system advances more powerful than ChatGPT-4 Top scientists and tech experts are calling on the federal government to restrain ChatGPT following the development of its new version, ChatGPT-4, which achieves top scores on common standardized tests. ChatGPT-4, the new model released in March, can score in the 93rd percentile in SAT…

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Exhibit highlighting interests of people on autism spectrum reopens at Brown University hospital

Anna Lofgren - University of Rhode Island — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 04:00:19 +0000

‘These images are replacing dehumanizing images currently used in medical education,’ photographer said A photo exhibit featuring images of people on the autism spectrum will reopen in the coming months at Bradley Hospital in Providence, a teaching hospital for medical students at Brown University. “Nobody wants to be seen as a disease or diagnosis. These images are replacing dehumanizing…

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