News briefs US makes its case for legality of Biden student debt program Tribune News Service · Jan 6, 2023
Fans celebrate Hillary Clinton as she becomes professor and presidential fellow at Columbia University Columbia University’s president announced the news in an email to faculty on Thursday. The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023
Hillary Clinton joins Columbia U as global affairs professor Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will become a professor focusing on international affairs at Columbia University The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023
Hillary Clinton to be Columbia University professor NEW YORK — Former U.S. Secretary of State and presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton will join the faculty at Columbia University next month, officials announced Thursday. Tribune News Service · Jan 5, 2023
You're not getting child tax credit checks anymore. Here's why WASHINGTON — If you raised children during the pandemic, you probably remember something remarkable: getting checks in the mail, every month, from the federal government. Los Angeles Times · Jan 3, 2023
Ukraine's debts: US aims to get IMF to reexamine loan fees A provision in the recently signed defense spending bill mandates that the United States work to ease Ukraine’s debt burden at the International Monetary Fund The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022
Failure by Congress to extend federal child tax credit hurts tens of thousands of children in Illinois Our federal lawmakers and state legislators should make it a priority to help our most vulnerable residents when they get back to work next month. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 28, 2022
Can dogs smell time? Just ask Donut the dog After decades of wondering, an NPR reporter finally figures out how her husband's family dog knew when the school bus would arrive everyday. She did some digging — and now it all makes scents. WEKU · Dec 22, 2022
Biden faces growing pressure to drop charges against Julian Assange Biden faces a renewed push, domestically and internationally, to drop charges against Assange, who is languishing in a UK jail The Guardian - US · Dec 12, 2022
MWL to Launch International Interfaith Lab Muslim World League (MWL) partnered with Columbia University to launch the International Interfaith Lab. MWL Sec-Gen Mohammed al-Issa witnessed the signing of the agreement along with Cardinal of the Great Cathedral in New York Timothy Dolan, Chief Rabbi Arthur Schneier, university leaders, and members of the US Congress. The International… Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 1, 2022
The UK reined in Rupert Murdoch. Why can’t we stop Vincent Bolloré in France? The billionaire is poised to gobble up titles like Paris Match and publisher Hachette. Europe must intervene to uphold media freedom The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022
Columbia University alum sues author and professor Sheena Iyengar for gender discrimination The Columbia graduate first worked with the book author in 2017 The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022
The 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave was a harbinger of what's to come, study finds This event was not a black swan event, the study finds. Axios · Nov 28, 2022
‘The US can still become a fascist country’: Frances Fox Piven’s midterms postmortem The 90-year-old sociologist on ‘vengeance politics’, cruelty and climate change as she looks back on half a century of activism The Guardian - US · Nov 24, 2022
Zenger · Nov 15, 2022 Columbia University Study Says School Shootings Not Caused By Mental Illness There is need to begin to focus on the cultural and social drivers, to prevent future mass school shootings.
The Conversation · Oct 18, 2022 Sanctions on Russia are increasing, not decreasing, its revenue The European Union has just approved new sanctions against Russia, including a price cap on oil sales, following the United States’ Sept. 30 announcement of new economic sanctions. Both announcements are in response to Russia’s annexation of four regions of Ukraine.
Chicago Tribune · Oct 12, 2022 Commentary: How do we stop sexual misconduct in health care? Chaperones are one solution Last week, Columbia University and its affiliated hospitals announced a $165 million settlement to 147 patients who accused a male gynecologist of sexual abuse. The recent settlement follows an agreement last year awarding $71.5 million to 79 other patients for misconduct by the same doctor. The physician, Robert Hadden, pleaded…
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 4, 2022 Mehmet Oz is facing accusations of animal abuse tied to his medical research. Here’s what you need to know PHILADELPHIA — Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, is facing accusations over his treatment of animals following a report that dozens of his experiments at Columbia University resulted in the deaths of hundreds of dogs.
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022 John Fetterman mocks rival Dr Oz by likening him to Simpsons character Dr Oz was scolded by Congress in 2014 for pushing allegedly bogus diet products on his show
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022 Dr Oz refuses to comment on report his research killed more than 300 dogs as Fetterman calls him ‘puppy killer’ The Senate hopeful was allegedly part of Columbia University experiments that killed hundreds of dogs and rabbits and dozens of pigs
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022 This professor exposed Columbia University’s false ranking. He says it’s only the tip of the scandal Math professor Michael Thaddeus accused Columbia of using false data to rise up the college rankings. He tells Rachel Sharp why the real lesson from the scandal is that the ranking system must be scrapped
Reuters · Sep 28, 2022 Analysis-Truth or bluff? Why Putin's nuclear warnings have the West worried President Vladimir Putin's latest warning that he is ready to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia amid the war in Ukraine has made a troubling question much more urgent: Is the former KGB spy bluffing?
The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022 What is Kwasi Kwarteng really up to? One answer: this is a reckless gamble to shrink the state In the US they call it ‘starving the beast’ – cut taxes and, as revenue decreases, you create irresistible pressure for austerity, says Adam Tooze, an economic historian at Columbia University
Benzinga · Sep 21, 2022 5 High-Dividend REITs Now Trading Below Book Value The following real estate investment trusts (REITs) are interesting because each one bears a balance sheet not too different from those considered desirable in Benjamin Graham’s classic “The Intelligent Investor.” Graham, of course, is deemed the father of value investing and greatly influenced Warren Buffett, his student at Columbia University.
Chicago Tribune · Sep 21, 2022 Commentary: College rankings don’t matter. Whether a school is a good fit does The news that Columbia University filed fraudulent data to rise in the U.S. News & World Report college rankings has again raised the question of what these rankings mean. Does anyone imagine that as Columbia “plunged” from No. 2 to No. 18 (as its ranking was reassessed by U.S. News…