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After Affirmative Action, My Black Daughter Wonders, ‘Do I Belong at a Top College?’
[ad_1] My daughter recently called me in a panic. She said, “I’m not getting into Brown!” I wondered what she was talking about. She had just finished her junior year of high school and hadn’t applied to college yet. Then I realized why she was calling. Two days earlier the United States Supreme Court ruled ... -
How China could use generative AI to manipulate the globe on Taiwan
[ad_1] Chinese researchers are already investigating how to use generative AI tools—similar to ChatGPT—to manipulate audiences around the world and will likely use such tools to shape perceptions about Taiwan, according to researchers from RAND. “Given the [People’s Liberation Army] and the Chinese Communist Party’s prior intentions, their prior actions…we think is logically the next ... -
How Students Use Unofficial Online Backchannels for Classes
[ad_1] As college classes start up this fall, instructors are handing out syllabi and pointing students to official platforms for turning in assignments and participating in class discussions. Meanwhile students are setting up unofficial online channels of their own, where they can ask questions of classmates, gripe about the professor and sometimes share homework and ... -
Digital infrastructure Deficit, Biggest Challenge to Adoption of Tech in Southeast – CFA
[ad_1] Governments of the five Southeastern states must begin to invest in digital infrastructure to boost the chances of effective digital adoption and open up myriads of tech opportunities in the region. The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Anambra State ICT Agency, Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata, CFA, made the call when he appeared as a keynote ... -
LLWS 2023 Championship (8/27/2023) FREE LIVE STREAM, how to watch El Segundo, California vs. Curaçao
[ad_1] El Segundo, California, faces Curacao, in the 2023 Little League World Series Championship game on Sunday, August 27, 2023 (8/27/23) at the Little League World Series Complex. How to watch: Fans can watch the U.S. Championship online for free via a trial of Fubo TV. Fubo TV carries ESPN. Fans can watch the game ... -
Why BAE is paying $5.5B to acquire Ball’s aerospace unit
[ad_1] BAE Systems is making its largest-ever acquisition, buying Ball Corp.’s aerospace subsidiary for $5.5 billion at a time when space and supply-chain discussions dominate industry conversations. Both are driven by the conflict in Ukraine, which is swiftly consuming unmanned aerial vehicles, shoulder-fired missiles and artillery, putting stresses on supply chains. During a conference call with investors Thursday, ... -
What military sexual-assault victims think of the new way cases are prosecuted
[ad_1] After Darchelle Mitchell reported being raped, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service told her they had never had so much evidence for a case, she said—including the accused coworker’s DNA on her comforter and in the rape kit. Nonetheless, the man was found not guilty. Then Mitchell’s reenlistment request was denied. But if the decision-making ... -
A Third of Homeless Students Are Chronically Absent. Would an ‘Attendance Culture’ Help?
[ad_1] Under federal law, homeless students are owed a K-12 education. But it’s always been difficult to deliver on that promise. There are a lot of reasons why these students struggle. Poverty in the local community trickles down to affect families, says Lisa Mentesana, executive director of the Beaverton Resource Center, an Oregon-based nonprofit that ...











