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Professor who used racial slur in class is put on leave

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A university professor in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been placed on paid leave after a video widely shared on social media showed him using a racial slur in class and appearing to give students permission to use the slur “because we’re using it in a pedagogical sense.”

“Effective yesterday, Friday, September 11, that faculty member in the video, education professor Gary Shank, is on paid leave, pending investigation,” Duquesne University said in a statement, adding that another professor is taking over the course.

The video posted on Twitter on Friday afternoon shows Shank teaching an online course.

“What’s the

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Ecuadorian student sets up class under tree for kids without internet access: ‘They deserve an education.’

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Denisse Toala
Denisse Toala

A 16-year-old Ecuadorian high school student decided to take matters into her own hands when she learned that children in a poor neighborhood of Guayaquil couldn’t continue their education online, Reuters reports.

Since the pandemic broke out in the South American country, schools have been forced to closed to limit the spread of COVID-19. Though many students have taken to their computers to resume their studies, those in the Reality of God neighborhood of northern Guayaquil unfortunately don’t have access to computers or a phone with a data plan, according to the newswire.

Enter Denisse Toala. For a

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University of St Andrews to introduce compulsory sexual assault education class following Telegraph investigation

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St Andrews students - St Andrews University / BenGoulter.com
St Andrews students – St Andrews University / BenGoulter.com

The University of St Andrews is introducing a compulsory module on consent and sexual assault for all of its students, following a Telegraph investigation into a series of alleged rapes on campus.

Every single one of the university’s 9,000 students will be required to participate in the online class before they are allowed to start the forthcoming academic year in a move that has been praised by female students.

The university also said that it was undertaking work to ensure that its staff were sufficiently trained up to support sexual assault

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School class sizes could increase to ‘bubbles’ of 30 pupils, Education Secretary says

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REUTERS

Gavin Williamson said the Government is looking at returning class sizes to 30 pupils as he hinted England will reduce the two-metre rule.

The Education Secretary said the Government is looking at creating larger “bubbles” to allow class sizes to expand in time for the autumn term.

He told Friday’s Downing Street briefing: “We’ve been creating bubbles of children in the classroom, creating a protective environment for those children.

“Currently that is at 15, what we would be looking at doing is expanding those bubbles to include the whole class.”

He said signs the virus was reducing meant ministers

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Temple Sees Largest Fullbright Scholar Class Ever

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PHILADELPHIA — Sixteen Temple students and recent graduates have been named recipients of prestigious U.S. Fulbright grants for 2020 and 2021.

This year’s largest-ever class of “Fulbrighters” tops the previous annual record of 10 grantees, set twice consecutively in 2018–2019 and 2017–2018.

“Our new record-breaking cohort of Fulbright awardees and the dramatic increase we’ve seen in recent years speaks to the evolution of our program at Temple,” said Barbara Gorka, director of scholar development and fellowship advising, who assists students throughout the application process. “Each year, as more students see their peers being selected, it fuels their aspirations and inspires

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