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Positive health benefits of forgiveness a global phenomenon, scholars say

Esther Wickham - The Kings College — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 04:00:30 +0000

Experts discuss results from largest-ever study on forgiveness The act of forgiveness decreases anxiety and depression in all humans across the globe, regardless of cultural differences, according to scholars who took part in a recent global study on forgiveness. The experts discussed this shared planetary phenomenon during a June 5 panel focused on the results of a forgiveness study with…

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Largest-ever study on forgiveness finds it decreases anxiety, depression

Esther Wickham - The Kings College — Mon, 15 May 2023 04:00:48 +0000

Forgiveness decreases anxiety and depression, according to a new global study by international researchers. The results are important because forgiveness helps with physical, emotional and spiritual health, the researchers said. The trial was billed as the largest ever conducted on forgiveness, with nearly 5,000 participants who completed a forgiveness workbook and subsequently experienced…

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Harvard scholars: Marriage makes women happier and healthier

Esther Wickham - The Kings College — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 04:04:43 +0000

Married women ‘had lower risk of cardiovascular disease, less depression and loneliness, were happier and more optimistic, and had a greater sense of purpose and hope’ Marriage positively affects women’s mental and physical health, which can lead to long-term health benefits, according to a recent study published in the journal Global Epidemiology. Led by a team of Harvard researchers…

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MIT faculty ‘increasingly afraid to express their views,’ survey finds

Esther Wickham - The Kings College — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 05:00:07 +0000

Students and faculty ‘unclear’ if ‘administration protects free speech’ The Massachusetts Institute of Technology continues to support a campus community that stymies academic freedom and free speech, a newly released Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression survey report states. “Large portions of MIT faculty and students are afraid to express their views in various academic settings.

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UVA knew of suspect’s prior weapons charge before shooting that left three dead

Esther Wickham - The Kings College — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:04:53 +0000

Suspect ‘repeatedly refused to cooperate’ in gun-related probe University of Virginia officials acknowledged recently that they knew about a shooting suspect’s prior conviction on a weapons charge before his alleged rampage that left three students dead and two injured. Administrators issued a statement confirming that the suspect, Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., had been convicted of a…

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More than 1,000 professors sign on to ‘Stanford Academic Freedom Declaration’

Esther Wickham - The Kings College — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 05:08:21 +0000

‘We can stand together for freedom!’ More than 1,000 professors across the country have signed the “Stanford Academic Freedom Declaration” that calls on universities to restore free speech, academic freedom and institutional neutrality. The open letter calls on universities and professors to adopt and implement the “Chicago Trifecta” — the Chicago Principles on unilateral free speech…

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California now giving taxpayer dollars to every newborn to help pay for their college education

Esther Wickham - The Kings College — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 04:05:41 +0000

Goal is to ‘bridge the gap between wealth inequality and the high cost of education,’ lawmaker says California has launched a new state-funded scholarship program to help pay for newborns’ and low-income children’s college tuition in an effort to address “wealth inequality.” The California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program, or CalKIDS, aims to assist the state’s children in…

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UNC student newspaper retracts column critical of students studying abroad in Israel

Esther Wickham - The Kings College — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:01:28 +0000

Daily Tar Heel author said he received threats The Daily Tar Heel recently deleted from its website an opinion piece it published that was critical of studying abroad in Israel after its author said he received threatening messages. Carson Elm-Picard, a writer and design editor for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s student newspaper, wrote a column published Aug.

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As publisher edits out DEI from new phonics curriculum to appease red states, scholars object

Esther Wickham - The Kings College — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 04:01:26 +0000

Pro-CRT scholars cancel event to demand DEI remain in new phonics curriculum The Institute for Racial Equity in Literacy canceled its virtual event to be held this week in partnership with Heinemann Publishing as it ends its professional relationship with the publisher. The concern lies with a highly anticipated newly developed curriculum for elementary school students nationwide that…

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University of California system implementing statewide gender identity recognition policy

Esther Wickham - The Kings College — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 04:06:31 +0000

‘Ensures that all students, employees, alumni, and affiliates are identified by their accurate gender identity and lived name on university-issued identification documents and in UC’s information systems’ The 10-campus University of California system is implementing a statewide policy requiring that an individual’s gender identity is fully recognized on college campuses and even within the UC’s…

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