Jul 25 When a college contracts 'adjunctivitis,' it's the students who lose By Joseph Fruscione With adjunct professors constituting over 70 percent of college and university faculty, former professor Joe Fruscione explains why adjuncts are petitioning the Department of Labor about their working conditions, and why the real losers in this situation are the students… Continue reading
Jul 25 U.S. House of Representatives' staffers blocked from editing by Wikipedia By Anna Christiansen Following “abuse of editing privileges” by anonymous IP addresses within the U.S House of Representatives, Wikipedia has barred House staffers from contributing for 10 days. Those with registered personal accounts may still log into the online encyclopedia and edit. Continue reading
Jul 25 Gaza negotiations continue to search for cease-fire deal By Lara Jakes, Associated Press CAIRO — Turbulent negotiations to broker a temporary truce in the Gaza Strip are continuing against the backdrop of fresh Israeli attacks on Palestinian militants. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch Caroline Kennedy on why this is a critical time for U.S. and Japan By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch Border Patrol agent: Serious concerns about potential troop deployments By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch News Wrap: Air Algerie plane apparently crashed in Mali desert By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 24 Obama considers refugee status for immigrant minors from Honduras By Josh Lederman, Julie Pace, Associated Press The officials cautioned that no final decision on the matter had been made and said the proposal was among a range of ideas the White House was considering. The officials briefed reporters ahead of President Barack Obama's meeting Friday with… Continue reading
Jul 24 Twitter Chat: Should homelessness be a crime? By Nora Daly A new report released last week by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty observed an increase in laws targeting the homeless, such as bans on loitering, sitting and sleeping in public. Join us in a Twitter chat on… Continue reading
Jul 24 House, Senate VA committees offer competing veteran health bills By Associated Press WASHINGTON — With Congress scheduled to recess in a week, the chairmen of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs committees offered competing proposals Thursday to fix a veterans' health care program scandalized by long patient wait times and falsified records… Continue reading
Jul 24 Twitter has 'a lot of work to do' when it comes to diversity in the workplace By Colleen Shalby Twitter released the gender and ethnicity make-up of employees Wednesday, and by their admission, there is room for improvement. Continue reading