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The ivory tower awaits! Oren update confirmed for June 4
Lineage Classic has announced the upcoming Oren update, scheduled for June 4. Originally introduced in Episode 11 of the main Lineage game, Oren is a region consisting of snowy plains and grasslands ...
Restricting Immigration; Population Decline; College Athletic Buyouts
On David Chanatry's final show as host, the Ivory Tower panelists discuss the Trump administration's restrictions on immigration; declining birth rates and ways to incentivize women to have children; ...
The Ivory Tower is a Persisting Legacy of White Supremacy
The Trump administration and conservative politicians have launched a broad-reaching and effective campaign against higher education and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts in particular. These ...
The ivory tower of forwarded messages: An ode to WhatsApp University
In the golden age of misinformation, where libraries have been replaced by search tools and newspapers by headlines that fit the ‘Breaking News’ notification, a new, prestigious institution has ...
Book Review: In 'You Didn't Hear This From Me,' Kelsey McKinney wants you to reconsider gossip
Kelsey McKinney bookends her new collection of essays on gossip with a word from Emily Dickinson: “Tell all the truth but tell it slant.” As the co-creator of the runaway hit podcast “Normal Gossip," McKinney was well aware of gossip's need for a PR makeover. “You Didn’t Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip” is a whirlwind inquiry into one of society’s oldest practices.
The ivory tower of Tal-Qroqq
Intellectuals need to step out of the ivory tower, navigate the weeds of the digital landscape, and help untangle the complex conscience of our society, says Michelle Attard Tonna We often hold a ...
‘Southern Charm' Cast Says Craig Judges From His 'Ivory Tower,' Has a Temper
Craig Conover found himself in the hot seat during part 2 of the Southern Charm season 10 reunion after his castmates called him out for his temper. "You're from, like, an ivory tower, man, sometimes ...
Why we gossip; the flip phone revolution
Don’t repeat. Pass it on. Spill the tea. Shhhh. We are a culture infatuated with gossip. From celebrity scandals to drama with our friends, family, and co-workers, it can be hard to resist a juicy ...
The Last Remnants of the Crumbling Ivory Tower: Social Media Changes Everything
The biggest story from the world's largest diabetes meeting was not a new scientific breakthrough. Instead, the lasting memory from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2017 Scientific Sessions ...
The Ivory Tower is a Persisting Legacy of White Supremacy
The Trump administration and conservative politicians have launched a broad-reaching and effective campaign against higher education and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts in particular. These ...
Commentary: The ivory tower is a persisting legacy of white supremacy
The Trump administration and conservative politicians have launched a broad-reaching and effective campaign against higher education and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in particular.
‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Buffy’ star Michelle Trachtenberg died of complications from diabetes, says NYC medical examiner
NEW YORK — Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died as a result of complications from diabetes, New York City’s medical examiner said Wednesday. The office said in a statement that it amended the cause and ...
Podcast: Unleash GMO Ticks to Spread Meat Allergies? Idiocy From The Ivory Tower
We should genetically engineer ticks and release them into the environment, so they can infect people with a meat allergy. That's a real—and thoroughly wicked—proposal from two bioethicists at Western Michigan University. Join us as we dissect possibly the dumbest idea the academy has ever produced.
Bringing black studies down from the Ivory Tower
Teach one person black studies, and you have one less ignorant person in the world. Teach an entire conference of people how to teach black studies, in St. Louis, and you have the makings of a much ...
The Ivory Tower, Main Street, and Wall Street
Higher education has a relatability problem. The general public often feels excluded and disconnected from higher education—the social sciences in particular—as researchers study trends and outliers ...
Leaving the Ivory Tower Behind: Q&A With Kathy Kuck, CEO of Pocono Health System
Kathy Kuck, RN, has served as president and CEO of Pocono Health System in East Stroudsburg, Pa., since 2008. She began her career as a nurse, eventually moving on to hold leadership positions at healthcare organizations in various shapes and sizes — academic medical centers, urban hospitals, community hospitals and nursing homes.
New Sci Comm Book: Escape from the Ivory Tower
Discover how 'Escape from the Ivory Tower' emphasizes the importance of science communication for researchers and the public.
Why the ivory tower wants a deal with Trump - Currently.com
Among those with the most at stake, either if Trump succeeds in capping the fees or in a compromise, are the titans of the ivory tower: major research universities such as Harvard, Johns Hopkins and ...
All Along the Ivory Tower
As I flew into Tulsa that Thursday morning, “High Water Everywhere” was playing in my mind’s ear, the 1929 Charlie Patton song whose title (if little else) Bob Dylan lovingly lifted for a ...
Volunteers of the Ivory Tower - The New Republic
On April 23, career consultant and author Karen Kelsky posted to her Facebook account a leaked email from Michael R. Molino, an assistant dean in the College of Liberal Arts at Southern Illinois ...