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WATCH: Anti-Islam protests turn into RIOTS as violence erupts between rival rallies

Posted: May 29, 2016 at 5:21 am   /   World

ANTI-ISLAM protests ended in bloodshed after fascists and anti-fascists violently clashed in rival rallies in Melbourne. Daily Express :: World Feed

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Despite Protests, Yale Keeps Calhoun College Name

Posted: May 2, 2016 at 5:20 pm   /   Education

(Image: Yale University) Yale President Peter Salovey has announced that Calhoun College, one of the 12 undergraduate residential colleges on campus, will be keeping its name in an effort to push the school to face its history dealing with slavery and to teach that history to students at the school. The college in question was […]

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Boston Mayor Vows to Halt Ed Budget Cuts in Wake of Protests

Posted: March 15, 2016 at 5:21 am   /   Education

A day after thousands of Boston public school students walked out of class to protest budget cuts to education, Mayor Martin J. Walsh said he plans to spare Boston high schools from the contentious reductions that would have put sought-after programs and teacher jobs in jeopardy. Jeremy C. Fox, writing for the Boston Globe, reports that […]

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Student’s Suicide Sparks Protests at Indian Universities

Posted: January 25, 2016 at 5:21 am   /   Education

The suicide of a 26-year-old doctoral researcher at Hyderabad Central University this last week was followed by massive protests over the continuing caste stratification in Indian society. Thousands of students boycotted their lectures and held a sit-in in the university, demanding the resignation of the University’s vice chancellor. The demonstrators received intensive support from students from […]

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