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by Kelly Field, The Hechinger Report December 15, 2025 MACCLESFIELD, England — Ishan Goshawk, an apprentice with global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, donned a lab coat and safety glasses and entered a room filled with robots.  His first stop was a machine programmed to fill dozens of tiny vials with a compound he needed for an experiment. Everything seemed in order, so Goshawk went to check on a second robot, a gleaming apparatus that, he noted, cost half a million pounds (about $620,000). When the first robot finished filling the vials, Goshawk would bring them here, to test how efficiently drug compounds…

One of the unexpected gifts of the pandemic was the clarity it brought. We need to care for ourselves in more substantial and intentional ways if we want to show up fully in the world. For me, that realization sometimes came uncomfortably, as I reflected on just how often I was drained and exhausted.  While I supported students through a first-year seminar course called Becoming More Resilient, designed to help students navigate the challenges of the pandemic with a little more ease, I realized I hadn’t yet found a similar framework that resonated with me.  After moving through some challenging seasons of blurred boundaries and little time…

December 14, 2025 Community development group named backbone agency to implement ‘Housing in Paterson One Square Mile’ plan Posted in: University Paterson One Square Mile (OSM), a comprehensive, cross-sector collective impact initiative guided by Montclair State University, today announced a significant expansion of its work by selecting LISC New Jersey (LISC-NJ) as the lead organization for its strategic housing component. The Paterson OSM initiative encompasses multiple integrated projects focused on equitable outcomes in housing, health, and economic opportunity, and has designated LISC-NJ to guide the implementation of its community-led strategic action plan, “Housing in Paterson One Square Mile: A Foundation…

Jared Gould, MTC In 1968, Stanford biologist Paul Ehrlich released The Population Bomb, confidently predicting that “hundreds of millions of people will starve to death” in the 1970s…

December 12, 2025 By The FinancialAidFinder Scholarship Team Who Can Apply: Many students don’t have access to standard scholarship opportunities due to difficult academic standards or other barriers. When students aren’t provided with the financial aid they need, a gap opens between them and the educational futures of their dreams. Education should be accessible to all, especially students from Gold Star families (families that have lost a member in the line of duty in the armed forces). Gold Star families have sacrificed so much, often resulting in a diminished ability to help their children access higher education. This scholarship seeks…

Two students were killed and nine were injured in a mass shooting at Brown University on Saturday. The university’s president Christina H. Paxson described the incident as “a tragedy that no university community is ever ready for.” “The past 24 hours really have been unimaginable,” she said in a letter to the Ivy League university’s greater community Sunday morning, adding that most of the injured students remain hospitalized in stable condition. The shooting began just after 4 p.m. at the Barus and Holley engineering and physics building. The Providence, Rhode Island, campus was locked down until Sunday morning when local…

Cory Turner, NPR New court documents reveal a list of nearly 200 words or phrases the Trump administration told Head Start programs it does not want to see in their funding requests.

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter When the Federal Trade Commission announced this month it was taking action against technology company Illuminate Education over a massive 2021 data breach, it added to the list of government measures against the firm since hackers broke into its systems and made off with the sensitive information of more than 10 million students.  Three state attorneys general have also now imposed penalties and security mandates on the company following allegations it misled customers about its cybersecurity safeguards and waited nearly two years to notify some…

You are here: Home / Scholarships / Kevin Howard Memorial Flying Scholarship (Deadline: March 1, 2026) December 12, 2025 By The FinancialAidFinder Scholarship Team Who Can Apply: Kevin Howard was a beloved son who passed away on August 9th, 2025, after a short life dedicated to flying. Kevin was the son of two parents who served in the U.S. Air Force, and he discovered his passion for aviation during a flight with his dad. He went on to earn his private pilot license through the Travis Air Force Base Aero Club, and he accrued over 1,100 hours. He was selected…

Addressing Impostor Syndrome In Learning And Skill Development How many times have you heard one of your peers talk about impostor syndrome? This topic, describing the persistent belief that one’s achievements are undeserved, is frequently heard in films, TV, and even among your friends. But while it’s natural to second-guess yourself sometimes, experiencing impostor thoughts can have disruptive effects on your long-term goals. Science says it can erode your engagement, learning outcomes, and professional growth efforts—not to mention your well-being. So, whether you’re a learner prone to impostor thoughts or an L&D professional creating learning experiences for others, understanding how…