David Kane

5 days ago | mindingthecampus.org | David Kane

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has barred the U.S. military service academies from considering race, gender or ethnicity in their admissions processes, ending the practice of affirmative action upheld by the Supreme Court two years ago. This is an easy order for Hegseth to give. But it will be hard for him, much less for Congress and the public, to know that the order is being followed.

3 weeks ago | hoerzu.at | David Kane

» Stimmungsvoll-verwehtes Mordpuzzle « Ein Schock für Dorfpolizist Sandy Wilson: Erschossen liegt seine Großmutter vor ihrem Haus. An ein Verbrechen möchte zunächst niemand auf der entlegenen Shetland-Insel denken, eher an einen Jagdunfall. Infrage kommt ein trinkfreudiger Verwandter. Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez glaubt nicht an ein Unglück, denn Glassplitter lassen auf einen Einbruch schließen. Was sollte jemand von der mittelosen Witwe wollen?

1 month ago | mindingthecampus.org | David Kane

Harvard University is perhaps the most successful institution of the last 400 years, outside of some nation states and a handful of religions. Yet, that very success may have set Harvard up for failure in its current confrontation with the Trump administration.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | David Kane

1 hour agoJannik Sinner Dealt Tough Draw In Italian Open Comeback, Alcaraz In Zverev’s HalfWorld No. 1 Jannik Sinner was dealt a difficult draw for his comeback tournament at the Italian Open. The Italian’s three-month doping ban ended on Sunday and he will return to action on home turf at the Foro Italico this week.

2 months ago | mindingthecampus.org | David Kane

The New York Times article, “Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard: An official on the administration’s antisemitism task force told the university that a letter of demands had been sent without authorization,” tells a very different story than its title and subhead, one which suggests that Harvard’s arrogance might be leading it down a dark path.