Department of Education Sec. Linda McMahon is the only Cabinet Secretary involved in the ongoing dismantling of her own agency, but there may be one thing the department remains particularly well-suited for: The Education Department has initiated an investigation into the University of North Dakota (UND) and Duke University in North Carolina over misleading financial reports regarding foreign funding. It could put both universities' federal funding in jeopardy.
Duke University School of Law, seventh-best nationally in a U.S. News & World Report ranking, discriminated based on race in admissions for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 classes, says the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. DOJ.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has concluded that Duke University School of Law intentionally discriminated against White and Asian applicants based on race.
The Department of Justice has concluded that Duke University School of Law violated federal law by using race-based admissions practices, even after the Supreme Court struck down such policies. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has concluded that Duke University School of Law intentionally discriminated against white and Asian applicants based on race. DETAIL: The DOJ announced on Thursday that Duke University School of Law had given preferential treatment to black and Hispanic candidates during the admissions process. This violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, which barred race-conscious college admissions. The…Open
A new study published has revealed that GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, reduced long-term sick leave by almost 20 percent.
A new study has highlighted the apparent economic benefits of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, such as reducing long-term absences, saving money for employers and governments, and boosting productivity. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A new study has revealed that GLP-1 weight-loss drugs reduced long-term sick leave by almost 20 percent. DETAIL: According to a new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research, GLP-1 drugs reduced long-term sick leave by 17 percent . compared to those who did not take them. The study defined long-term sick leave as health-related absences longer than 30 days. The study analyzed data from Denmark, where long-term sick leave, which is also defined as longer than 30 days, is government-funded. The…Open
Hey y’all, welcome back to Unfit to Print. The media found its modern Rosa Parks, but the real story is much darker. VIRAL AND ABANDONED A Reuters photo went viral this week showing a black woman sitting alone on the Metro among a crowd of Patriot Front members after their Fourth of July demonstration in Washington, DC. It was catnip for the press. A black woman sitting quietly. A group of masked white nationalists surrounding her. Some called it the “defining image” of our time. Others said it was the modern-day representation of the Civil Rights era. There’s no evidence that members of Patriot Front threatened her, approached her or even spoke to her. And once she was identified, it seemed she was less a defiant hero than…Open
John Staddon, professor emeritus of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University, brings unusual precision to a subject that has long been governed more by social […] Source