Mar 18 Colleges offering dorms as hospital overflow from virus cases By Collin Binkley, Associated Press A growing number of U.S. colleges are preparing to turn empty dorms into temporary housing for patients with the coronavirus as the nation's hospitals brace for a possible surge of cases. Continue reading
Dec 05 Tufts University severs ties with family behind OxyContin By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Students, faculty and activists have pressured the school to part ways with the Sackler family amid allegations that Purdue Pharma aggressively pushed OxyContin despite its addiction risks. Continue reading
May 20 Why aren’t high school students graduating? New report sheds light By Elizabeth Jones [caption id="attachment_103650" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Twenty percent of students leave high school without graduating according to a report released today from GradNation, a campaign of America’s Promise Alliance. But why? Photo by Flickr user Milken Community Schools[/caption] While a report… Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch Are U.S. and Iran Veering Toward War? Riding on more sanctions and rhetoric, tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to escalate. Margaret Warner discusses whether the U.S. and Iran appear to be sliding into war with Tufts University's Vali Nasr and Dennis Ross, who served in… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch From ‘Dark Days’ to ‘Bright Nights,’ Reexamining the Civil Rights Era In observance of Martin Luther King Day, Ray Suarez speaks with historian Peniel Joseph about his new book "Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama."… Continue watching