Political interference in higher ed is increasing (opinion) – Inside Higher Ed
For much of the past century, institutions of higher education have been described—and often derided—as ivory towers, detached from practical...
Month: April 2022
Republicans see CDC’s policy change as ‘massive political loser for Democrats’ – POLITICO
The policy change has shot to the forefront in individual campaigns, including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s attempt to beat back...
Opinion: Why Xi can’t quit zero-Covid – CNN
Editor’s Note: Yanzhong Huang is a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations and a professor...
Is it COVID or a cold? How to know as Omicron cases rise – CBC News
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COVID-19 politics appear to be over. And it’s hard to see how they come back — even if the virus does. – The Boston Globe
All the truckers that were holding up traffic to protest COVID-19 restrictions are gone. So are the mask mandates. People...
POLITICO Playbook: Covid’s comeback bursts the DC bubble
DRIVING THE DAY Throughout the District on Wednesday, a possible superspreader event this weekend was seemingly all anyone could talk...
Why So Many COVID Predictions Were Wrong – The Atlantic
Updated at 12:13 p.m. ET on April 7, 2022.As many prominent policy makers reckon uncomfortably with persistent inflation after months...
Public anger mounts in locked-down Shanghai with no end in sight. Here’s what you need to know – CNN
Hong Kong CNN — Millions of people across China’s locked-down financial hub of Shanghai have been desperately seeking medical care...
Learning from Burundi’s political pivot on COVID-19 vaccines – World Bank Group
While there has been ongoing discourse about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among African citizens, this is in sharp contrast to the...
AG Garland, Commerce Sec Gina Raimondo latest attendees of Washington dinner to test positive for COVID – USA TODAY
The annual event was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic but returned for the first time since 2019.The latest positives among officials...