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4 Ways to Protect Yourself from Disinformation
  • 26 February 2020
Even the most well-intentioned news consumers can find today’s avalanche of political information difficult to...
4 Ways to Protect Yourself from Disinformation
What Are the Origins of Groundhog Day?
  • 29 January 2020
The now-famous weather-predicting woodchuck was once a bear, a badger, and a hedgehog.
What Are the Origins of Groundhog Day?
Building a Digital Archive for Decaying Paper Documents, Preserving Centuries of Records about Enslaved People
  • 6 January 2020
Institutional neglect can transform precious records into moldy rubbish.
Building a Digital Archive for Decaying Paper Documents, Preserving Centuries of Records about Enslaved People
Celebrity College-Admissions Scam Draws Comparisons to Cases of African-American Moms Sent to Prison
  • 23 April 2019
"I was a first-time offender, too. A lie is a lie."
Celebrity College-Admissions Scam Draws Comparisons to Cases of African-American Moms Sent to Prison
Hillary Clinton smiling.
Texas Board of Education Votes to Remove Hillary Clinton from Social Studies Curriculum
  • 15 September 2018
The Texas education board approved dropping figures such as Hillary Clinton and Helen Keller from...
Texas Board of Education Votes to Remove Hillary Clinton from Social Studies Curriculum
Paddle in front of an empty classroom.
Arkansas Teen Confirms Mother’s Account of School ‘Paddling’ After Gun Protest
  • 16 March 2018
Wylie Greer said he and two other students received "swats" after taking part in the...
Arkansas Teen Confirms Mother’s Account of School ‘Paddling’ After Gun Protest
Idaho Teacher Investigated for Alleged Animal Mistreatment During Class
  • 13 March 2018
A junior high instructor was accused of feeding a puppy to a snapping turtle in...
Idaho Teacher Investigated for Alleged Animal Mistreatment During Class
Teacher Accused of Espousing White Nationalist Views Says It Was ‘Satire’
  • 8 March 2018
Suspended Florida middle school teacher Dayanna Volitich insists that the racially charged messages she posted...
Teacher Accused of Espousing White Nationalist Views Says It Was ‘Satire’
School Apologizes for Photograph Appearing to Show Black Slave Girl on Leashes
  • 19 October 2017
The photograph showed two white children who were holding what appeared to be leashes attached...
School Apologizes for Photograph Appearing to Show Black Slave Girl on Leashes
UC Berkeley Sued By Student Group Over Canceled Ann Coulter Speech
  • 21 April 2017
Organizers demanded that the right-wing author's appearance be rescheduled outside of "dead week" on campus.
UC Berkeley Sued By Student Group Over Canceled Ann Coulter Speech
Federal Judge Approves $25 Million Settlement In Trump University Lawsuits
  • 31 March 2017
Judge Gonzalo Curiel said the "extraordinary" settlement would allow former students to recover most of...
Federal Judge Approves $25 Million Settlement In Trump University Lawsuits
‘Professor Watchlist’ Monitors ‘Anti-American,’ ‘Leftist’ Educators
  • 22 November 2016
Conservative group Turning Point USA created the web site 'Professor Watchlist' to draw attention to...
‘Professor Watchlist’ Monitors ‘Anti-American,’ ‘Leftist’ Educators
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