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☆ Opinion | This Is What the Right-Wing Takeover of a Progressive College Looks Like
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

SARASOTA, Fla. — When I first met Matthew Lepinski, the faculty chair of New College of Florida, he was willing to give the right-wingers sent to remake his embattled progressive public school a chance. Ron DeSantis of Florida appointed six activist conservatives, including the culture war strategist Chris Rufo, to New College’s board of trustees. He hoped the transformation would be proof of concept for his dream: a conservative takeover of higher education across the country. In the ensuing months, there was concern among Lepinski’s colleagues that he wasn’t doing enough to stand up to their new overlords. “I thought maybe there was a path forward with this board where we could focus on the things that unite us instead of the things that divide us,” he said.

☆ Amazon employees on performance-improvement plans have a little-known Slack channel. Leaked messages reveal anguish, despair, but also community.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

There's a word-of-mouth Slack channel used by Amazon employees on its performance-improvement plan. Most employees post anonymously; one former worker likened it to a virtual support group. The Slack channel, #focus-and-pivot-info, is not highly publicized, according to interviews with eight current and former Amazon employees, five of whom are or were members of the channel. Most employees post anonymously, making their comments difficult to verify or investigate further. On Slack, a sense of community — but also stressThe Slack channel does not appear to be public knowledge within the company.

The dollar index , which tracks the currency against a basket of its peers, was little changed at 101.96 after climbing 0.27% on Wednesday. "The banking results continue to show that the U.S. bank funding situation is stabilizing," said Bank of Singapore currency strategist Sim Moh Siong. "You have the UK CPI that turned out hotter than expected, at the same time the New Zealand CPI which turned out lower than expected, which are driving the sterling and kiwi," he added. New Zealand's consumer price index (CPI) for the first quarter came in below expectations on Thursday, but remained near historic highs. That followed hotter than expected CPI figures in Britain that boosted bets for a rate hike from the Bank of England in May.

☆ How new grads can better their odds of landing a job even as employers cut back on college hires
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The outlook for newly minted graduates doesn't look as good as it once did. Employers plan to hire about 4% more new college graduates from this year's class than they hired from the Class of 2022, according to a report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. However, that's down significantly from earlier projections: In the fall, employers said they would boost hiring roughly 15% year over year. As those layoffs mount, job openings have also begun to fall. "We know companies are approaching 2023 with caution, though the economy is still creating jobs," said Andrew Challenger, senior vice president of Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

☆ The 10 best jobs for new college graduates and their average starting salaries
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Indeed used salary information, job demand, work experience, and degree requirements to find the best jobs for graduates. "Sales is always going to be a job that's in demand to meet" a company's needs to make money, per career expert Kristen Shah. This sales job, according to Indeed, performs sales duties with different customers via face-to-face. "As we look at things like supply chain management, jobs in that sector are definitely growing in demand." The following are the 10 jobs that made the top of Indeed's list, ranked by the change in the share of job postings.

☆ Opinion: Don't count DeSantis out yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Patrick T. Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

A third Trump presidential nomination would indicate that Republican primary voters may prefer style over substance. But if they are serious about not just making liberals mad but advancing actual policy, GOP voters should consider other names, starting with the Florida governor. Recognizing key figures and institutions on the right in this way suggests a DeSantis administration would be serious about delivering on conservative principles. In short, DeSantis offers Republicans a glimpse into what a successful conservative approach to governing could look like. If GOP voters decide their primary operating principle is to enrage the media and “own the libs,” they will nominate Trump.

The slew of soft economic data has added to fears of an impending recession in the world's largest economy, putting a lid on risk appetite and sending traders in search of some safe haven assets. The U.S. dollar index was up 0.1% at 101.95, having slid to a two-month trough of 101.40 in the previous session. The Japanese yen also found some support from safe haven bids and was last roughly 0.2% higher at 131.01 per dollar. "Weak economic data continues to weigh in on investor sentiment, triggering a flight-to-safety bid," analysts at Westpac said in a note to clients. The soft data sent U.S. shares lower on Wednesday STX/ while Treasuries advanced, which saw the benchmark 10-year yield falling to its lowest since September .

☆ Ron DeSantis posed with a handmade snowflake. It had the word 'fascist' written all over it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis was given a framed snowflake at an event in Iowa, where he was promoting his new book. The word "fascist" was hidden in every branch of the snowflake. Every branch of the snowflake had the word "fascist" hidden in the design. "At a Republican political rally in Davenport, Iowa today someone gave @GovRonDeSantis and @IAGovernor Kim Reynolds a handmade 'snowflake' with the word 'Fascist' secretly embedded in it," Goffman tweeted. Read the snowflake," tweeted Laura Loomer, a pro-Trump, right-wing commentator.

☆ Ron DeSantis posed with a handmade snowflake. It had the words 'fascist' written all over it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis was given a framed snowflake at an event in Iowa, where he was promoting his new book. The word "fascist" was hidden in every branch of the snowflake. Ron DeSantis was photographed posing with a cutout of a white snowflake in Iowa. Every branch of the snowflake had the word "fascist" hidden in the design. Read the snowflake," tweeted Laura Loomer, a pro-Trump, right-wing commentator.

☆ Florida to place leadership of Disney's special operating district under DeSantis' control
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Rob Wile | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

One of those procedures concerns the district's ability to raise taxes and issue bonds to build and maintain infrastructure serving the Walt Disney World Resort. And the district will be renamed: From the Reedy Creek Special Improvement District to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. "Until Governor DeSantis acted, the Walt Disney Company maintained sole control over the District," a spokesman for the governor said in a statement. Disney is monitoring the legislation, Jeff Vahle, president of Walt Disney World Resort, said in a statement. But construction still appears to be progressing on a Disney office campus in Lake Nona, roughly 20 miles east of Disney World.

☆ DeSantis' plans for Florida this year include tax cuts for gas stoves and more elections police. The proposals are widely viewed as targeting GOP voters nationally.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Banning vaccine and mask mandatesDeSantis wants the Florida legislature to permanently ban COVID vaccine and mask mandates. It's not clear how much of a difference a new, permanent Florida law would make. DeSantis will ask the Florida legislature to permanently lift the state's 6% sales tax on baby necessities including on cribs, strollers, clothing, shoes, wipes, and diapers. But some analysts, such as Howard Gleckman at the Tax Policy Center, have warned that tax breaks could actually worsen inflation because people will spend and consume more at a time when supplies are limited. Currently, state law requires a vote be unanimous.

☆ New College of Florida’s President Fired Amid Shake-Up
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Arian Campo-Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The board of trustees at the New College of Florida, a small liberal-arts college in Sarasota that Gov. Ron DeSantis has targeted for an overhaul as part of his higher-education agenda, fired its president and named the state’s former education commissioner as the interim replacement. In early January, the Republican governor named six new trustees to the 13-member board, including Christopher Rufo, a conservative activist known for his battles against critical-race theory. The governor’s administration has criticized the 700-student college for what it views as a left-wing ideological focus that is out of touch with the state’s values.

☆ New College of Florida’s President Fired Amid Shakeup
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Arian Campo-Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The board of trustees at the New College of Florida, a small liberal arts college in Sarasota that Gov. Ron DeSantis has targeted for an overhaul as part of his higher-education agenda, fired its president and named the state’s former education commissioner as the interim replacement. In early January, the Republican governor named six new trustees to the 13-member board, including Christopher Rufo, a conservative activist known for his battles against critical-race theory. The governor’s administration has criticized the 700-student college for what it views as a left-wing ideological focus that is out of touch with the state’s values.

☆ ChatGPT could hypothetically get hired as an entry level coder if it interviewed at Google, internal document reportedly says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

ChatGPT could get hired as an entry-level software engineer at Google, internal communications cited by CNBC said. "Amazingly ChatGPT gets hired at L3 when interviewed for a coding position," a note reported by CNBC said. "Amazingly ChatGPT gets hired at L3 when interviewed for a coding position," a note in one internal document comparing LaMDA and ChatGPT said, per CNBC. When asked whether ChatGPT and AlphaCode — an AI coding system designed by Alphabet's DeepMind — would replace programmers, ChatGPT and LaMDA both disagreed, per CNBC. At a December all-hands meeting, CNBC reported, Google staff raised concerns that the company may be falling behind in the AI space.

SARASOTA, Fla.—Christopher Rufo was set to start his first public event as a trustee at New College of Florida this week when campus administrators considered pulling the plug on the meetings with faculty and staff. Someone had sent an email threat against Jason “Eddie” Speir, another of the six trustees Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis named this month to shake up the 700-student state honors college. A staff member asked the men to leave the campus building. Mr. Rufo, a conservative activist known for his battles against critical-race theory, refused.

☆ With $10.5 million in supergiant seed funding, Caraway launches to bring personalized telehealth to Gen Z women in college
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Samantha Stokes | Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Caraway is a healthtech startup for college women that offers mental, physical, and reproductive care. This woman's experience is one example of how Caraway says it is working to provide personalized mental, physical, and reproductive health services via telehealth to Gen Z women in college. Care specialists provide direct education for students on mental health too, such as techniques to de-escalate stress and anxiety flare-ups. Other startups like Mantra Health, which raised a $22 million Series A last year, also focus on mental health for college students. So far, the startup has 13 "Caraway Campus Ambassadors," or interns, on college campuses in the states it's currently operating in.

☆ Class of 2023 rejoice: Companies are ramping up hiring of new college grads as experienced workers are harder to find amid the labor shortage
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The labor market is still tight, but employers are ready to hire from the pool of new college graduates. NACE found that respondents plan to hire 14.7% more 2023 graduates compared to the class of 2022. That's good news for workers, especially recent college graduates. "For instance, in many cases it costs less to hire a recent college graduate compared to a mid-career or senior-level professional." But it noted "only 6% expect to cut back on hiring new college graduates."

☆ College Seniors Can Expect Lots of Job Offers Next Spring: Survey
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Lindsay Ellis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The prospect of a recession hasn’t dulled many businesses’ enthusiasm for new college graduates. Companies plan to step up college hiring next year, according to a survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers that tends to be an early forecast for the spring hiring season. The findings suggest the Class of 2023 may graduate into a job market as robust as the one for this year’s grads.

☆ Companies Plan to Boost College Grad Hiring in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Lindsay Ellis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Search underway for Princeton student, 20, who vanished days ago
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A search is underway for a missing Princeton University student last seen early Friday. Misrach Ewunetie, a 20-year-old undergraduate student, was last seen about 3 a.m. on Friday in the area of Scully Hall, according to an alert sent to the University community in New Jersey Monday. Courtesy Princeton UniversityPrinceton University said Wednesday morning there will be an increased law enforcement presence on and around campus as part of the search effort, including the use of a helicopter, drones and watercraft. The student lives in Scully Hall and hadn’t been in touch with her family or friends “in several days,” Dean of New College West Anne Caswell-Klein said in an email to members of the residential college community, the Daily Princetonian reported. Anyone with information on Ewunetie’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Princeton Department of Public Safety at (609) 258-1000.

High-profile hiring freezes in the tech industry raised alarms about the health of the job market. But career counselors at universities nationwide insist grads are still getting hired. For many new college grads, the summer's hazy afterglow of no more studying, exams, or group projects is counterbalanced with the pressure of the all-important job search. Insider interviewed a dozen college career counselors and undergraduate professors to get their takes on how the job market is holding up for recent grads. And amid volatility in the stock market, industry experts have predicted that layoffs are likely for some investment bankers.

☆ A 'lost generation' of Hollywood workers has been frozen in place by the pandemic, leaving the next wave of creatives and execs in limbo
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-26 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The couple enlisted family to help with childcare, and he took the script coordinator gig for the possibility of being upped to staff writer. "I'm not going to script coordinate, I'm not going to be a writers' assistant — at least not for an unlivable wage." Silver linings for some support staffersIn an industry in which abrasive execs are known for hurling invective — and sometimes staplers — at assistants, pandemic separation likely came as a relief for some. "So they bumped me and made me script coordinator, which gave me a lot more job security." 'A lost generation of assistants and entry-level employees'Studios, agencies, and media conglomerates across Hollywood have been hit with pandemic-related layoffs and furloughs.

☆ Participă online la lansarea celui de-al doilea volum al antologiei „Un secol de poezie română scrisă de femei (1945-1989)”
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-26 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +6 min

Luni, 29 martie, ora 19.00, va avea loc lansarea online a volumului 2 al antologiei Un secol de poezie română scrisă de femei (1945-1989), de Alina Purcaru și Paula Erizanu, cu fotografii de Lucia Lupu. Discuția va fi transmisă live, pe pagina Facebook a Editurii Cartier și pe pagina Librăriilor Cărturești. „Moștenirea lăsată de poetele care au debutat în perioada 1945-1989 în România, Republica Moldova și în diasporă este vastă, un întreg continent de explorat. Antologie de poezie feministă (volum coordonat de Medeea Iancu, Fractalia și LitFem, 2020) și Izolare (volum coordonat de Alexandra Rusu, Nemira, 2020). și în publicații din România și Republica Moldova, precum Libertatea, Observator cultural, Dilema veche, Scena9, Ziarul de Gardă ș.a.

Persons: Alina Purcaru, Paula Erizanu, Lucia Lupu ., Anastasia Gavrilovici, activista, Laura Sandu, Angela Marinescu, Mariana Marin, Magda Cârneci, Nora Iuga, Ana Blandiana, Nina Cassian, Grete Tartler, Buzea, Gabriela Melinescu, Marcela, Eta Boeriu, deși, ALINA PURCARU, Rubik, Catrina, și, Axinte, Ea, Oana, Medeea Iancu, Alexandra Rusu, PAULA ERIZANU, Charmides, Lucia Lupu Organizations: Facebook, Cartier, YouTube, Polirom, ICR, Lia, Curtea Veche, City University London, Uniunii Scriitorilor, UNESCO, Review, CNN, Calvert, Central European Initiative Locations: Republica Moldova și, literatură, Chișinău, New College, Londra, Republica Moldova, Leipzig, Ucraina, Slovenia, Cehia, Aeon, România, Moldova, România

☆ Glorie și dependență. Cine a fost Maradona și de ce o feministă i-a întors spatele — Moldova.org
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-04 | by ( Tatiana Beghiu | Georgeta Carasiucenco | ) www.moldova.org time to read: +12 min

Deși este stabilit în Irlanda, sportivul înoată în calitate de cetățean al Republicii Moldova și atrage atenția comunității asupra conflictului transnistrean. Iar un bonus mare la aceste lecții, a fost faptul că a călătorit foarte mult, iar acum se poate lăuda cu prieteni în aproape fiecare părticică a lumii. Deși nu a câștigat, a fost o performanță importantă pentru regizor. Recent, ea a fost nominalizată, alături de de alte cinci jurnaliste internaționale, la categoria „jurnalism cultural” în cadrul concursului „Words by Women”. Dan a fost cel mai tânăr sportiv din lotul național și portdrapelul Moldovei la cea de-a XXX-a ediție a Jocurilor Olimpice.

Persons: Valentina Naforniță, Mozart, Canto . Ea, Muzică Ștefan Neaga, Dacian, Naforniță, Valentina, Dogotari, Lazarenco, Cezara, Alexandru Plămădeală, Albot, Radu Albot, Viorel Mardare, Tatiana Țâbuleac, Igor Cobileanski, Vladimir Beșleagă, Paula Erizanu, Charmides, Paula, Frank, Richard Galliano, Victor Viorel, Viorel, Vladimir, Peter Leko . Bologan, Dan Olaru, Dan, Jake, Terry Simon Organizations: Muzică, Universitatea Națională de Muzică, BBC Cardiff Singer, Wiener, Stat, Universitatea Sorbona, Sportul, Universității de Stat, Academia, Arte Plastice, Chișinău, Cartier, Moldova, Regie Film, Academiei, Teatru, Uniunii Cineaștilor din, City University, UNESCO Germania, Cupei Campionilor Europeni, Canadian Open Chess, Mondiale Locations: Republica Moldova, Chișinău, București, Bucureşti, Wiener Staatsoper, Viena, Moldova, Vienna, Strâmtoarea Cook, Manche, Canalul, Strâmtoarea Gibraltar, Strâmtoarea Tsugaru, Irlandei, Irlanda, Republicii Moldova, Nistru, Cezara, Chişinău, Franţa, Paris, Bruxelles, Europa, moldovean, Comunicării, Uniunii Cineaștilor din Moldova, Germania, New College, Londra, România, Dazed, Canada, Coreea de Nord, Italia, Rusia, Austria, Cehia, Frank Maroc, Dresda, Belfort, Franța, Kazan, Moldovei, Bled, Slovenia, Calvia, Spania, Bologan, Dortmund, Vladimir Kramnik, Codreanca, Europei, american, Polonia

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