Publishing industry experts. Well also give you updates. Current nonfiction authors and books. The latest book reviews, and well talk about the current nonfree asian books featured on cspans book tv. And now a conversation with author and professor brooke allen, who teaches the humanities to inmates at a maxim month security prison in upstate york. She recently wrote a piece in the wall street journal about her entitled college be more like prison. So brooke allen what the Bennington College Prison Education initiative and how you get involved in this well bard started a Prison Education program. It must be close to 20 years ago now. I think quite a long time it was very successful and my colleague at bennington, annabel davis, whos a writer and and teacher at bennington decided that she thought this is quite fabulous and she would try to start a similar one at bennington. And so she contacted a which is its not that close its about an hour from bennington in comstock new york. And aft
Current nonfiction authors and books, the latest book reviews, and well talk about the current nonfiction books featured on cspans booktv. To about books. In a few minutes, well talk with an author and professor who found a new outlook on education through her work teaching the humanities to inmates at a maximum security prison in new york. But first, heres some of the latest stories from the publishing world. A recent focus on gifts given to Supreme Court Justice Clarence thomas has led to fresh scrutiny of the Financial Arrangements of other Supreme Court justices and the judicial reform group fix. The court recently highlighted the book deals of justices Sonia Sotomayor and neil gorsuch. Fix the court notes that both justices sotomayor and gorsuch failed to recuse themselves on Copyright Infringement cases involving Penguin Random house fix. The court reported that Justice Sotomayor has earned more than 3 million from books published through penguin, and the group said justice gorsu
Adopt a broad definition of antisemitism use the International Holocaust mbrance alliance to enforce anrimination laws on College Campuses. And tied to some of the schism is perceived as the expression of genes that can be expresse as hatred, and drawn comparisons temporary is really policy to that of the nazis. This bill comes up as several lleges and universities have been dealing with proinian demonstrations that have forced some to cancel in class learning for student safety. 21 republicans joined 70 democrats voting against the legislation. The bill now is headed to the senate. Turbing trend of antisemitic trends in schools and campuses across the country. Antisemitic harassment on these University Campuses is not a completely new phenomenon. As early as 2005 the commission on human rights said antisemitism is a serious problem. A pew research that experience with antisemitism is more prevalent. A Brandeis Center found that antisemitism was pervasive on College Campuses with 54 on
Mr. Mcclintock h. R. 60 0 is to combat the disturbing trend of antisemitic trends in schools and campuses across the country. Antisemitic harassment on these University Campuses is not a completely new phenomenon. As early as 2005 the commission on human rights said antisemitism is a serious problem. A pew research that experience with antisemitism is more prevalent. A Brandeis Center found that antisemitism was pervasive on College Campuses with 54 on 55 campuses saying they experienced antisemitism during the 20132014 year. In 2021, Brandeis Center for law conducted a survey of jewish students finding that they felt unsafe while on campus. These fears are justified. The catalog of antisemitic harassment in americas institutions of Higher Learning is there for everybody to see. The incidents have increased following october 7, 2023 attacks perpetrated by hamas and allied groups. In late october, 2023, jewish students were forced to shoulder inside a library as propalestinian protestor
The bill is passed. Host washington journal for may 2. A bill that wicked would expand the definition of antisemitism, prohibiting discrimination against students. The legislation comes as demonstrations at some College Campuses with administrators authorizing force in cases to dismantle those demonstrations. As we start, you can comment on this house legislative effort to combat antisemitism on College Campuses and those related topics by calling these lines democrats, 202 7488000. Republicans, 202 7488001. Independents, 202 7488002. If you are a College Student or work at a college and want to give your thoughts, 202 7488003. You can use that same number to text us. You can also post to facebook and on our x feed. You can see the whole debate on our website and our app. The hill reporting that the house approving wednesday a bill that seeks to crackdown on antisemitism in College Campuses, a measure that in the floor as propalestinian protesters were on universities across the countr