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Contrary to popular belief, Harvard Graduate School of Education (GSE) Professors Judith D. Singer and John B. Willett are not the same person...
...students selectively fund campus organizations would place a serious burden on campus debate at all public universities. The suing students have speciously proposed that the groups in question might be able to fund themselves, but this would grant a voice on campus only to those groups popular enough to become self-supporting. In the university environment, as much learning can occur outside the classroom as within. A vibrant community of often discordant student groups is a public good that all students benefit from and that all students can reasonably be expected to support...
...This is a big deal for the Methodists," says TIME religion writer David Van Biema. "This is a muddy area for them. They've decided they don't want gay unions performed in their churches, but that decision hasn't been unanimously popular among Methodist ministers." As the gay-rights movement prepares to enter its second century, it is reminded that an accord with every religious institution may well not be over when the next century rolls around...
...behind this law," says TIME Detroit bureau chief Nichole Christian, "is that because more and more children nationwide are committing crimes that we generally think of as 'adult crimes,' these kids should be tried as adults." And despite widespread discomfort with attributing adult motivations to children, the laws are popular in many states. Opponents of the measures, ranging from Amnesty International to Abraham's defense lawyer, Geoffrey Fieger, claim they violate the most basic rights. For instance, says Fieger, an adult with the mental age of an 11-year-old could present a "diminished capacity" defense, so what...
Although many schools follow the popular trend of talking about diversity, not all follow through, Fields says...