Bronson Woodruff

2 days ago | afn.net | Bronson Woodruff

In time to honor Title IX's 53rd anniversary, the U.S. Department of Education is officially recognizing June as "Title IX Month." In its recent announcement, the Department says it will highlight actions throughout the month to celebrate women and "their struggle for, and achievement of, equal educational opportunity." It will also be taking action to "reverse the Biden administration's legacy of undermining Title IX and announce additional actions to protect women in line with the true...

3 days ago | afn.net | Bronson Woodruff

At American Compass's New World Gala in Washington on Tuesday, the vice president said he does not know what the voting was like in the 2024 election among Harvard University's faculty, but his guess is that 90-95% voted for Kamala Harris. "[If in] a foreign country's election, 80% of the people voted for one candidate, you would say, 'That's kind of weird,' right? 'That's like, not a super healthy democracy,'" he posed.

3 days ago | afn.net | Bronson Woodruff |Billy Davis

After the U.S. State Department announced it was revoking student visas of Chinese nationals, China expert Gordon Chang told AFN revoking the visas is a “drastic” but necessary decision because “drastic action” is long overdue.  “We know that many of these students have been engaged in espionage against the United States, perhaps as many as 13% of them according to one survey,” he told AFN in an interview.

3 days ago | afn.net | Bronson Woodruff

A long-running children's show, Sesame Street, is continues to support Pride month. The publicly funded PBS television program put out a post on social media over the weekend in time for the start of June. It included a picture of multi-colored puppet hands holding each other, resembling a rainbow. "On our street, everyone is welcome. Together, let's build a world where every person and family feel loved and respected for who they are. Happy #PrideMonth!" the caption of the post says.

4 days ago | afn.net | Bronson Woodruff

A new video shared by Libs of TikTok reportedly shows a U.S. hospital network explaining to employees how it is changing the name of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives, but keeping the content. Libs of TikTok said in a social media post that UnityPoint Health is changing its name. The clip was sent in by a follower, and the video on the post shows part of a presentation playing on a computer screen.