Anthony Picciano

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 A few minutes ago, Senator Sen. Bernie Sanders announced he was ending his bid for the White House, effectively handing the Democratic nomination to former Vice President Joe […]

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Tomorrow at 3:30 pm, I will be a member of a panel discussing Using Technology to Support Postsecondary Student Learning.  Sponsored by the USDOE Institute of Education Sciences and […]

Chuck Dziuban
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I was most happy to see that the University of Central Florida was planning on recognizing Chuck Dziuban for his fifty years of service to the school.  He was to be […]

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Absenteeism is a problem in American education during the best of times, but now, with the vast majority of the nation’s school buildings closed and lessons being conducted r […]

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Dr. Gabriel Leung, an infectious disease epidemiologist and dean of medicine at the University of Hong Kong, has an op-ed in today’s New York Times, entitled, “Lockdown Can’ […]

Captain Brett Crozier
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The Navy captain removed from command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt last week after warning that action was needed to save the lives of his crew from a […]

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President Donald Trump said yesterday the U.S. had stockpiled 29 million pills of an anti-malaria drug he’s repeatedly pushed as a potential treatment for COVID-19, despite persistent w […]

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Coronavirus is testing the ability of college and university presidents  to take care of their students and faculty and staff members.  Classes moved to remote delivery, dorms c […]

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Maureen Dowd gives it to President Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in her column this morning entitled, He Went to Jared, with a subtitle, “Heaven help us, we’re at the mer […]

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Many corporations particularly those dependent upon travel and tourism are in desperate financial situations due to the coronavirus pandemic.   The Trump Organization has been hit h […]

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The front page of the New York Daily News illustrates Trump’s poor leadership during the coronavirus pandemic.  Yesterday he said all Americans should consider wearing a mask over […]

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Trevor Noah of The Daily Show has put together a video montage of media personalities and politicians who played down the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic.  Entitled Heroes of […]

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The captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt relieved of his command after seeking stronger measures in response to a coronavirus outbreak aboard his ship was given a hero’s ovation […]

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Some 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, the Department of Labor reported yesterday, double the number of applications reported last week and 10 times […]

Bill Bramhall Cartoon
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Dozens of professors of journalism and communications signed a scathing open letter yesterday criticizing Fox News’ coverage of the coronavirus pandemic for […]

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NBC News is reporting that the Democratic National Committee is postponing its summer convention in Milwaukee over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.

The four-day […]

Governor Ron DeSantis
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Finally after days of denial, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis yesterday issued a stay-at-home order for the entire state as it grapples with a rapidly spreading […]

Robin L. Garrell,  Frank H. Wu,  Daisy Cocco De Filippis
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The City University of New York announced yesterday that it had appointed three new presidents at the CUNY Graduate Center, Q […]

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George Conway, wife of President Trump’s adviser, Kellyanne Conway,  blasted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in his latest Washington Post op-ed, admonishing him for […]