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Stavros Niarchos Foundation grant establishes SNF Ithaca Initiative

Integrating tough questions about the intersection of race, religion, and politics Through student discussions and outside lectures, one SNF Paideia Program course examined the Jewish experience, the history of prejudice, and intersectionality in Jewish identity, among other topics. For the SNF Paideia Program course, Jews, Race, and Religion, Steven Weitzman, the Ella Darivoff Director of the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, designed curriculum and public lectures to address the overarching questions: What is the history of the category of race; how has ...

Panelists discussed the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on students of color and low-income students who may not have access to resources crucial to remote learning.

The future of conservatism A top GOP pollster, a former White House aide and Penn grad, and a leading ‘Never Trumper’ journalist share their thoughts on where the Republican Party goes from here. A virtual event sponsored by the Red & Blue Exchange looked at where the GOP goes from here. The aftermath of Donald Trump’s election loss, the insurrection by his supporters at the United States Capitol, and the subsequent impeachment hearing have revealed not only a divided nation but also a divided Republican Party. Where does conservatism in Ame...

editorial@newsandsentinel.com A “Nation At Risk,” the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, stated that the decline in educational performances is the result of disturbing inadequacies in the way the educational process is conducted. The report indicated that these inadequacies are causing the loss of markets, intellectual strengths and spiritual strengths. Lastly, the report offered five solutions: modify the school curriculum, raise educational expectations, make better use of time, improve the teaching profession and create the proper learning environment. Morti...