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Harvard reverses its decision and will now offer Kenneth Roth a fellowship

5:11am January 20, 2023

This week we reported Kenneth Roth said he was denied a fellowship at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government because of his criticism of Israel's government. Harvard will now offer him the fellowship.

Roby Walls, former R.J. Reynolds High School teacher, attends the 100th year celebration

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R.J. Reynolds High School celebrates 100th birthday

4:26pm January 19, 2023

by Amy Diaz

R.J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem celebrated its 100th birthday this week.

Encore: A new tool helps teachers detect if AI wrote an assignment

4:51pm January 18, 2023

by Janet W. Lee

Several big school districts like New York and Los Angeles have blocked access to a new chat bot that uses artificial intelligence to produce essays and poetry that seem like a human wrote them.

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Nemat Shafik, pictured at a Eurogroup meeting at the EU Council in Brussels on May 16, 2011, will be the first woman to serve as president of Columbia University.

Nemat Shafik is named the first woman to be president at Columbia University

3:30pm January 18, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

Shafik, who was born in Egypt and grew up in the United States, has extensive experience across global financial institutions and higher education.

Study on past climate shifts offers guidance to address global warming

10:50am January 18, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

A new study on past rapid climate change may offer lessons on how to address future global warming.

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Kenneth Roth had a Harvard fellowship offer. Was it rejected for his view on Israel?

7:17am January 18, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Kenneth Roth, former head of Human Rights Watch, about Harvard University's decision not to offer him a fellowship. Roth says it was because of his criticism of Israel.

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Guilford County Schools to expand learning hubs into 22 middle schools

3:19pm January 17, 2023

by Amy Diaz

Guilford County Schools (GCS) is set to receive $2.2 million in federal community project funding to expand learning hubs into the district’s middle schools.

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A new tool helps teachers detect if AI wrote an assignment

5:17pm January 15, 2023

by Janet W. Lee

Several big school districts such as New York and Los Angeles have blocked access to a new chatbot that uses artificial intelligence to produce essays. One student has a new tool to help.

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