Archive | April 2019

PEN Reading List on Diaspora and Migration

POSTED BY MARTIN KICH The PEN list is available at: If you click on the book image, you will be linked to a review in a major newspaper or periodical.             &nbs…

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Measles, Mumps, Vaccinations, and Different Kinds of Misinformation

POSTED BY MARTIN KICH I came across the following two stories over the last several weeks: Nearly 5,000 Students Get Shots at Temple University amid Mumps Outbreak A mumps outbreak on the campus of…

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Yesterday in Colorado–and Elsewhere

POSTED BY MARTIN KICH Yesterday, teachers, parents, and students across Colorado were spared any sort of repeat of the Columbine massacre, but as the anniversary of that horrible tragedy approaches…

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OCAAUP Testimony on FORUM Act

POSTED BY MARTIN KICH Last Tuesday, April 9, Ohio State professor and OCAAUP member Lisa Voigt testified on House Bill 88, the “Forming Open and Robust University Minds” or FORUM Act, a…

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