Parents and council members gathered in a nearly empty high school cafeteria last week, reconvening for the first time since a college professor’s remarks about Black students disrupted a New York ...

A Hunter College professor is receiving calls for her termination days after remarks she made during a Community Education Council meeting went viral. Allyson Friedman, an associate professor in the ...

Allyson Friedman, an associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Hunter College, has been placed on leave pending an investigation into controversial remarks made during a virtual ...

Prof Srila Roy has stepped down as head of the sociology department at the University of the Witwatersrand following backlash over a comment posted on X earlier this month. In a statement the Wits ...

Yo-yo dieting can actually be good for you, according to a new study, Also known as weight cycling, it involves repeatedly losing weight through strict dieting, only to regain it - and often more - ...

Game of the week is Planet of Lana II. It a crime this stunning sequel was absent from the Indie World Direct because I loved the original and this sequel is ramping up everything that made the ...

A US professor has been sent on leave for allegedly making a racist remark during a school meeting. The professor at the Hunter college in New York was holding a virtual school meeting when she made ...

Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox.

Oil prices have surged and led to a rise in the cost of gas, diesel and jet fuel. Economists say it could get worse if the war drags on.