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Novelist Sally Rooney Says She’ll Continue To Support The Group Palestine Action Despite New British Law

The Irish author writes, “If this makes me a supporter of terror under UK law, so be it.” - BBC

A Second Master Chef Contestant Has Been Edited Out Of The New Season

Why is the BBC still running this show after “a report which upheld claims against hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode”? What will be left of the competition? - BBC

Carnegie Museum Employees Wonder How, Exactly, This Conservative Group’s Fundraiser Wasn’t Political

“Weeks after last month’s event, the museum network’s chief executive, Steven Knapp, acknowledged to employees that it was a violation of policy, accusing the fund-raiser’s organizers of providing misleading information.” - The New York Times

Miami-Dade Arts Groups Are Fighting Mayor’s 52% Cut In Arts Funding

In her 2025-26 budget, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has proposed a 52% reduction in funding for cultural events and the elimination of the city-county Department of Cultural Affairs — this to help close a $402 million budget deficit. A campaign called Arts Action Miami is rallying supporters to oppose the cuts. - WLRN (Miami)

Arts Magnet High School In San Antonio To Close

“The Henry Ford Academy: Alameda School for Art + Design ... is officially closing its doors on Aug. 31. Superintendent Jessica Rae Sánchez informed families … ‘We were recently notified by the Texas Education Agency that our Title I funding for the 2025-2026 school year will be significantly reduced due to low enrollment.’" - San Antonio Express-News (MSN)

Mindfulness Is Spreading In US Schools. Is It Helping?

Researchers estimate that over 1 million children in the U.S. have been exposed to mindfulness in their schools, mostly at the elementary level, often taught by classroom teachers or school counselors. - The Conversation

The AI Revolution In Education Is Just Getting Started

The AI takeover of the classroom is just getting started. Plenty of educators are using AI in their own job, even if they may not love that chatbots give students new ways to cheat. On top of the time they spend on actual instruction, teachers are stuck with a lot of administrative work. - The Atlantic

How To Save Scientific Research: Throw Humanities Under The Bus?

We in the hard sciences do work that is largely apolitical, and we are more oriented toward much-needed objective evaluation of data and merit. Yet, the scientists, and all their life-giving and technology-producing work, are being punished for the sins of others because we all live under one roof. - The Dispatch

Historians Raise Alarm About White House Review Of Smithsonian Histories

The White House’s announced review is a challenge to the Smithsonian, which has traditionally operated as an independent institution and regards itself as being outside the control of the executive branch. - The New York Times

We’ve Made Luigi Mangione Into The Latest Great American Celebrity Outlaw

His astounding social media fame has inspired a musical, Saturday Night Live skits, stand-up routines, academic inquiries into the regulation of health care algorithms and the psychosocial effects of chronic pain, and a counter-movement of outraged commentators scolding anyone who would make light of a murder. - The New York Times

Trump Versus Higher Ed: Will Academia Survive The Intrusion?

Scholars who feared speech might make them vulnerable to deportation, the government advised, reflect grandiosity and paranoia. Professors are smart, but they do not inhabit the real world. There is a kind of overheated imagination, the government’s lawyers suggested, that comes from living too much with concepts and ideas, rather than hard facts. - Chronicle of Higher Education

Trump Surprises Kennedy Center Employees By Posting The KC Honoree List Would Be Announced This Week

Trump posted the announcement Tuesday morning. It said in part: "GREAT Nominees for the TRUMP/KENNEDY CENTER, whoops, I mean, KENNEDY CENTER, AWARDS," which alludes to a bill in Congress that would rename the performing arts venue after him. - NPR

AI In Education: We’re Skeptical

Every time we layer another technology on, it gets harder and harder for the student to understand what they are responsible for and what rights they are giving up. - The New York Times

Trump White House Announces Review Of All Exhibits At Smithsonian Museums

“The White House will launch a sweeping review of Smithsonian exhibitions, collections and operations ahead of America’s 250th-birthday celebrations next year. … The vetting process would include reviewing public-facing and online content, curatorial processes and guidelines, exhibition planning and collection use,” - The Washington Post (MSN)

Madrid City Council Rejects Multicultural Festival; Organizers Allege Ideological Bias

The Kúpula se Mueve (Kúpula Moves) festival has been held without incident in previous years, but city councilors rejected three different applications for permits this year, claiming that the event would cause noise complaints and public disorder. Organizers say, “We’re convinced we’re being discriminated against on ideological grounds.” - The Guardian

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