Education
Ancient Greece
UK Universities Place “Trigger Warnings” on Greek Tragedies and Literature
Universities in the United Kingdom have reportedly placed "trigger warnings" on ancient Greek tragedies, as well as Shakespeare, Beowulf, and others.
British university staff has attached trigger warnings to warn students about upsetting materials which may appear in classical works...
Crime
Guns Injured or Killed Over 6,000 US Kids in 2022
According to the Gun Violence Archive, in 2022 alone, over 6,000 US kids were injured by guns in some way. Specifically, guns resulted in a total of 6,054 injuries and deaths among children under seventeen. This is a 5.7...
Education
Taliban Ban Women From University Education in Afghanistan
On Tuesday, the Taliban suspended the right for women to access university education. The ban on women entering higher education follows earlier revocations of women's educational rights made earlier this year.
The Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in 2021 amid...
Diaspora
The Construction School Changing Lives in New York City
A unique construction school created by Greek-Americans is changing peoples' lives by providing new skills to unemployed and disadvantaged youth.
Education
Cyborgs v ‘Holdout Humans’: What the World Might Be Like If Our Species Survives for a Million Years
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There may be humans who look more or less like us in the year million, but they won’t be alone.
By Anders Sandberg
Most species are transitory. They go extinct, branch into new species or change over time due to random...
Education
Tuvalu Island Turns to Metaverse as It Disappears
Tuvalu, a small island nation in the South Pacific, has announced plans to digitally replicate itself in the metaverse. A full-scale digital version of the microstate will be built amid fears that Tuvalu will be entirely submerged by rising...
Education
The Look of Humans in the Year 3000
The Look of Humans in the Year 3000 is a projection which seems familiar. Nevertheless, the research are exploring a new look for humans in more ways than one.
Some scientists and experts believe humanity is evolving and devolving. That means...
Education
Living With Dyslexia: Dyslexia Awareness Month
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Many wrongly consider it a disability. However, it is not. It is merely a learning impairment which creates difficulty with tasks such as reading, writing, and spelling. It does not affect intelligence. Yet, it...
Education
30 US Universities to Explore Academic Cooperation in Greece
A delegation of 30 US universities will arrive in Greece to explore the potential of new collaborations with the Greek public universities.
Education
The Ex-Slave Who Authored a Greek Language Book
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William Sanders Scarborough was an African-American, emancipated slave who authored a Greek textbook. His First Lessons in Greek was written in 1881. The textbook offered Greek to English and English to Greek language practice as well as exercises on...
Education
First Kindergarten Opens on Tiny Borderline Greek Island Ereikoussa
The newly-founded first kindergarten on the tiny borderline Greek island of Ereikoussa, in the Ionian Sea, opened its doors to two students.
Education
Greece Has the Lowest Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Europe
Greece has the lowest pupil-teacher ratio in the European Union with an average of 8.7 pupils per teacher, according to a study recently published by the EU's statistical body Eurostat.
According to the study, the average number of pupils per...
Diaspora
Learning Greek Made Simple with Online Tutor
Learning Greek online has become a popular method to understand and speak the language for tens of thousands of people throughout the world.
Online teaching suits people of Greek heritage that want to connect with their loved ones in Greece...
Culture
Modern Greek Returns to the University of Utah
The University of Utah recently announced that Modern Greek will be taught at the Department of World Languages and Cultures starting this semester.
One of the beginner Modern Greek classes will be taught by Pagona Tsoutsounis. She has been teaching...
Ancient Greece
Children are Curious to Know: Who Were the Spartans?
Curious Kids, a website that posts inquiries made by the most curious of minds—those of children—recently found themselves answering a question posted by a young reader who wanted an expert to answer his question: “Who were the Spartans?”
It is...