Global March 2019

New Migrant Caravan Of 2,500 Sets Out For US

A migrant caravan of about 2,500 is in southern Mexico and heading for the U.S. The caravan is mainly made up of people from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Cuba and Honduras.

Global March 2019

Eliminating Special Olympics Funding?

Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, is defending a plan to eliminate Special Olympics funding as part of roughly $7 billion in budget cuts for next year.

Global March 2019

School Shooting And Suicides

Parents and teachers in Parkland met in town hall to discuss how best to help students impacted by the Valentine’s Day massacre and the recent suicides of student survivors.

Arts and Media March 2019

Rita Moreno Wins Peabody

The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors has chosen Rita Moreno to receive the Peabody Career Achievement Award. Moreno will become one of three PEGOT winners.

Global April 2019

Netflix’s ‘One Day At A Time;’ Top 3 Stories

The cancellation of the Cuban-American reboot of “One Day At A Time” dominated the top trending stories on our Facebook page in March.

Technology April 2019

Food Delivery Robots On Campus

Northern Arizona University students can now have robots deliver food to them from Cobrizo Mexican Grill, Einstein Bros. Bagels and others.

Global April 2019

Trump Considering An 'Immigration Czar'

President Trump is considering naming a “border” or “immigration czar” and is considering at least two potential candidates: Kris Kobach and Ken Cuccinelli.

Global April 2019

DeVos Backs Push To Expand School Vouchers

Betsy DeVos is supportive of Tennessee pushing to expand school vouchers throughout its state, telling reporters that "School choice and education freedom is on the march…”

Global April 2019

Temple U Becoming Tobacco-Free

Temple University is becoming a tobacco-free campus joining a growing list of schools that have committed to the creation of a healthier working, learning and living environment.

Financing April 2019

Brewed To Be Bright Scholarship Open

The Miller Lite Brewed to be Bright $2,500 scholarship is currently open for full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate students. Scholarship is open to all majors.

Hispanic Community April 2019

MEChA Eyes Name Change Amid Furor

The student leaders of MEChA voted to drop the “Chicano” and “Aztlan” references in MEChA’s name over concerns that the words are anti-black, anti-indigenous and homophobic.

Legal April 2019

College Athletes: Students Or Employees?

According to Mark Emmert, the president of NCAA, a recent court ruling has reinforced that college athletes are not to be treated as employees but rather as students.

Global April 2019

Should The SAT Be Optional?

The debate over whether standardized testing should or should not be required has been renewed by the recent college bribery scandal.

Legal April 2019

Student Linked To Bribery Case Expelled

A student who lied about her sailing credentials on her college application to Stanford University has been expelled. The student’s actions are linked to the college bribery scandal.

Global April 2019

School’s Food Rescue Program

Students at Woodland Elementary School in Indiana are being given frozen meals on Fridays to help make sure they have food on weekends.