Trump destroys the FIFA World Cup spirit by asking for a reversal of the Red Card call on Folarin Balogun Referee Raphael Claus of Brazil shows the red card to United States’ Folarin Balogun (not in photo). Dear Commons Community, I have […]

Pope Leo does not fool around – excommunicates breakaway group including 750 priests in biggest Catholic schism in 156 years (Alessandra Tarantino | AP) Dear Commons Community, Pope Leo IV on Thursday excommunicated the clergy of a breakaway conservative […]

Maureen Dowd compares George Washington and Trump – "One famously wouldn’t tell a lie. The other famously can’t stop telling lies." Credit…Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press Dear Commons Community, Maureen Dowd in her column yesterday entitled, “Founding Father vs. […]

The Passing of Marcia Knoll Marcia Knoll with Janet Patti Dear Commons Community, It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of my Hunter College […]

Hunter Biden Mockingly Nominates Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize for Ending 'the Same War' 38 Times! Credit:  Kevin Dietsch/Getty; Magali Cohen / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Dear Commons Community, Hunter Biden nominated Trump for the No […]

Video: The Empire State Building Lit Up in Blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Wedding   Dear Commons Community, New York City was abuzz even more than usual this weekend, and not just because of the Independence […]

Celebrating out 250th Birthday Dear Commons Community, Today America will celebrate a milestone unlike any other: 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of […]

"Science" Editorial – 250 years of promise – We need to restore trust in American science! Photo: Bloomberg! Dear Commons Community, On the occasion of our country’s 250th Anniversary, Science Editor, H. Holden Thorp, has a s […]

Trump ‘livid’ over crowd size at National Mall state fair! Sparse crowds turned out for the Great American State Fair on the National Mall.  (Getty) Dear Commons Community, President Donald […]

Russian natives climb to top of the Empire State Building with pro-peace banner and get engaged! Dear Commons Community, A couple wearing black climbed to the top of the Empire State Building’s transmitter, and by the time they […]

Comments from Fatemeh Shamshirgaran, Ph.D. on my book, "Online Education:  Foundations, Planning and Pedagogy" Dear Commons Community, Over the years, I have received comments from individuals who have read my scholarly […]

John F. Kennedy (The Young Lion) and Dwight D. Eisenhower (The North Star) Dear Commons Community, This was sent to me by my colleague, Gary Miller, formerly at Penn State. On May 8, 1965, more than a year […]

The Manhattan Institute – The Think Tank Fueling Trump’s War on Higher Education Dear Commons Community, The Chronicle of Higher Education has an article this morning describing the Manhattan Institute and how it has […]

US Supreme Court handed down major rulings yesterday! Dear Commons Community, The US  Supreme Court issued several major rulings yesterday, delivering significant decisions regarding […]

Nassau County announces $1M drone first responder program. Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder explaining how the drone emergency response program will work. Dear Commons […]

Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: Will Trump Ever Learn!   Dear Commons Community, Yesterday, the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal asked damning questions of President Trump. This […]

Maureen Dowd on America’s Aspiration to Fairness Dear Commons Community, In her New York Times column yesterday, Maureen Dowd questioned whether the foundational American aspiration to […]

Remembering the 70th anniversary of the first AI workshop – Dartmouth’s AI Summer Research Project! Dear Commons Community, It has been 70 years since the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence—a workshop widely r […]

Unity Environmental University Sells Its Campus and Goes Online/Remote! Dear Commons Community, Last week, Unity Environmental University, a college known historically for its residential liberal-arts […]