Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was rebuked as an “elite” during a recent Oxford Union debate, where she argued that populism in the United States is a threat to democracy. Pelosi — a self-described “devout” Catholic — said during the April 25 debate that certain Americans, whom she considered to be “poor souls who […]
Italy’s deputy prime minister and leader of the right-wing Lega, Matteo Salvini, has given his full backing to General Roberto Vannacci, who has been suspended from his post after making derogatory comments about homosexuals and others. With Vannacci at his side, Salvini presented his new book, “Controvento” (Headwind), in Rome on Tuesday. Vanacci will stand […]
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University has shed fresh light on the ongoing investigation into plagiarism accusations against former president Claudine Gay, including that an independent body recommended a broader review after substantiating some of the complaints. In a letter Friday to a congressional committee, Harvard said it learned of the plagiarism allegations against its first […]
Eden Getahun was ecstatic when, just 13 months ago, she learned Harvard University would have its first Black female president. But she sensed even then that Claudine Gay, a prominent African American studies scholar, would face harsh obstacles leading the predominantly white institution. There was “excitement and hope in terms of what it represents for […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University on Wednesday sought to move beyond the firestorm brought on by the plagiarism allegations, congressional testimony and resignation of Claudine Gay, the school’s first Black president, as it seeks a new leader and tries to heal divisions at the elite Ivy League school. The search for a new president […]
Chief among the campaigners celebrating the resignation of Claudine Gay as president of Harvard University was a man who arguably did the most to push Gay, Harvard’s first Black president, out of the door: Bill Ackman, a billionaire hedge-fund manager and Harvard alumnus. Ackman, who accused Gay of antisemitism and plagiarism, was a major player […]
More than 23 years before “Squid Game: The Challenge” aired its finale, CBS introduced America to TV’s first grand-scale reality competition “social experiment” with “Survivor.” Sixteen people were dropped into a remote part of Borneo and tasked to deal with exposure to the elements, fend off starvation and complete physical challenges for a shot at […]