• Twitter Chat: How can colleges retain their most vulnerable students?

    Twitter Chat: How can colleges retain their most vulnerable students?

    May 18, 2016 09:16 PM EDT

    ... offers an in-depth look at college retention rates in the U.S. compared to countries around the world. We were also joined by Rusul Alrubail, whose experiences as a refugee shaped her career as an educator and writer on teacher development of cultural pedagogy. Rassan Salandy (@possefoundation) of the ...

  • Vietnamese American poet contemplates his personal ties to the war

    Vietnamese American poet contemplates his personal ties to the war

    May 03, 2016 11:51 PM EDT

    ... falling, information started to come into the rhyming couplets in the poems and the songs. And this is how information was passed. In the poem "Aubade with Burning City," I took Irving Berlin's "White Christmas," the lyrics, and wove it through a scene about the collapse of Saigon. When ...

  • 'The Revenant' takes home top prizes at the Golden Globes

    'The Revenant' takes home top prizes at the Golden Globes

    Jan 11, 2016 04:16 AM EDT

    ... The Good Wife” Damian Lewis, “Wolf Hall” Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline” Tobias Menzies, “Outlander” Christian Slater, “Mr. Robot” Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series, or TV Movie Uzo Aduba, “Orange is the New Black” Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey” Regina King, “American Crime” Judith Light, “Transparent” Maura Tierney, “The Affair”

  • Obama tears into the NRA at town hall on gun violence

    Obama tears into the NRA at town hall on gun violence

    Jan 08, 2016 03:58 PM EDT

    ... a main reason they exist, you'd think that they'd be prepared to have a debate with the president," Obama said. NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam said beforehand that the group saw "no reason to participate in a public relations spectacle orchestrated by the White House." Several NRA members were ...

  • Obama to talk up gun measures at town hall tonight

    Obama to talk up gun measures at town hall tonight

    Jan 07, 2016 10:35 PM EDT

    ... and at gun shows. Experts say the rules are likely to have only a modest impact. Still, the announcement has stirred up a heated debate. National Rifle Association spokesman Andrew Arulanandam says the group declined an invitation to participate in the primetime town hall, calling it a "public relations spectacle."

  • 'Carol' leads the Golden Globe nominations

    'Carol' leads the Golden Globe nominations

    Dec 10, 2015 03:07 PM EDT

    ... The Good Wife” Damian Lewis, “Wolf Hall” Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline” Tobias Menzies, “Outlander” Christian Slater, “Mr. Robot” Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series, or TV Movie Uzo Aduba, “Orange is the New Black” Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey” Regina King, “American Crime” Judith Light, “Transparent” Maura Tierney, “The Affair”

  • Civilians are caught in the middle of the war against Boko Haram

    Civilians are caught in the middle of the war against Boko Haram

    Dec 01, 2015 12:47 AM EDT

    ... She doled out perpetual beating and torture that leads to death. NICK SCHIFRIN: The army spokesman didn't deny her allegations of abuse. COL. RABE ABUBAKAR: It could be that, yes, there could be some isolated cases. But this has been, in this dispensation, in this president's leadership, the ...

  • With few lawyers, child migrants fight alone in court to stay in the U.S.

    With few lawyers, child migrants fight alone in court to stay in the U.S.

    Nov 08, 2015 07:04 PM EDT

    ... the sooner we process them and send them back home, the better off we are.” IVETTE FELICIANO: But without a lawyer, the ACLU's Ahilan Arulanantham says unaccompanied minors who don't speak English can't make sense of the complex set of relief options available. AHILAN ARULANANTHAM: The federal ...

  • 'Game of Thrones' leads Emmy nominations; 'Mad Men' and 'Transparent' receive nods

    'Game of Thrones' leads Emmy nominations; 'Mad Men' and 'Transparent' receive nods

    Jul 16, 2015 04:50 PM EDT

    ... of Cards Supporting actress, drama series Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey Lena Headey, Game of Thrones Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones Christina Hendricks, Mad Men Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black Christine Baranski, The Good Wife Supporting actor, drama series Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline Jim Carter ...

  • Congress unlikely to budge on guns following Charleston massacre

    Congress unlikely to budge on guns following Charleston massacre

    Jun 20, 2015 03:49 PM EDT

    ... s filled with too many lapdogs for the gun lobby," said Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam would not address whether the Charleston shootings would change lawmakers' attitudes, saying, "As the NRA has done for decades, we will not comment until ...