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The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.

The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.

He Read (at Least) 3,599 Books in His Lifetime. Now Anyone Can See His List.

He Read (at Least) 3,599 Books in His Lifetime. Now Anyone Can See His List. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/b...

Grand entrance to PDX

Faculty Hiring Is Under Federal Scrutiny at Harvard The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has pointed to the university’s data showing a declining proportion of white, male professors.

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University President Who Shut Down D.E.I. Efforts Is Recruited to Florida

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Wishing all who celebrate a joyful and meaningful Passover. May this season of renewal and liberation bring peace, reflection, and connection with loved ones. Chag Pesach Sameach!

At Black Colleges, a Stubborn Gender Enrollment Gap Keeps Growing (Gift Article) Only 19 percent of students at Howard University are Black men, whose enrollment levels at four-year colleges have plummeted across the board.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u...

Exclusive | Columbia University Interim President Katrina Armstrong Is Stepping Down Katrina Armstrong has come under pressure amid a high-profile battle with the Trump administration over the university’s federal funding.

Breaking: Columbia University's interim president is stepping down -- per WSJ

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Fresh buzz cut. Shedding winter and ready for spring.

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Support Graduate Student Support Fund on MIT 24-Hour Challenge Graduate Student Support Fund

Donations of any amount from 125 individuals will unlock $30,000 towards our Emergency Fund that supports graduate students in financial difficulty. Thanks in advance for your assistance.

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Always a visual treat flying into BOS

#COYG

“Mere change is not growth. Growth is the synthesis of change and continuity, and where there is no continuity there is no growth.” C.S. Lewis

Sunday dinner. #BussUp #iykyk

Avocado toast to get the day started. 🥑

I'm starting to think DEI may have been the only reason so many planes stayed in the sky...

My baby, as a baby, to brighten your day.

What Republicans really mean when they blame 'DEI' | Mehdi Hasan Referencing DEI is the new rightwing abstraction deployed by Republicans to conceal their anti-Black racism

“Today, DEI has become the new N-word; the new rightwing abstraction deployed by Republicans to conceal their anti-Black racism.”

My latest for the Guardian, in which I cite Lee Atwater, and bring lots of receipts.

Sorry, but it has to be said:

‘We’re Being Punished’: NIH Tosses Some Grant Applications From Minority Researchers The sudden withdrawal affects early-career scholars who applied for a prestigious federal grant with a diversity notation — flagging that they came from underrepresented backgrounds.

Merit huh?

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US Travel Industry Faces Billions In Losses As Canadians Cancel Trips — Travel Noire Canadian travelers are allegedly rethinking and canceling their travel to the United States, which could majorly impact multiple industries. According to a U.S. Travel Association (USTA) press release...

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Remember when Biden wanting to cancel or reduce student debt for some Americans was overreach? Those were the days smh.

YouTube video by C-Shel Renegades Youth Steel Orchestra - Champions - Junior Panorama 2025 Finals (Under 21)

On any given day these kids all <21, are written off by a ruthless society. This instrument invented and perfected by the descendants of slaves in a written off area of Trinidadian society, and yet we are reminded with all stacked against us -we are still magic! 🇹🇹 Enjoy!

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“A man ain’t nothing but a man,” said Baby Suggs. “But a son? Well now, that’s somebody.”

The centrality of relationship in the face of the dehumanization of men when torn from their families. ‘Sonship’ as an act of resistance.

#BelovedFebruary

💪🏾 #COYG

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Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.

It’s as though every word was invented for its place in each sentence. Think I may have read every paragraph twice just to capture what was said and the literary beauty that existed within each sentence. #BelovedFebruary

I swear the key to a good meal is a low fire and time. 2.5 hours in the making. Will sleep like a baby tonight. Dumplings, Cassava, pumpkin, plantains, dasheen, yam, sweet potato and corn soup made with coconut milk. 🤤 #iykyk

White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion — The Washington Post The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

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