Myanmar’s security forces have been accused of killing protestors after a coup resulted in the removal of the democratically elected government
Unreported World (C4, 7.30pm) MASS protests have been taking place across Myanmar since the military seized control on February 1. Elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and members of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party are among those detained, while hundreds of people, including children, have been killed. In this shocking report, a filmmaker is on the front line in Yangon as young protestors risk everything to defy the military junta’s coup. As the death toll in the city mounts, the early optimism and hope of a protest movement disintegrates as the security services launch a brutal crackdown on unarmed civilians. Then, as pressure to release political prisoners and journalists intensifies, so does the bloody crackdown.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 12, 2021) The International Center at the University of Kentucky has announced the 2021 UK Global Impact Award (GIA) winners.
Recipients include faculty, staff and alumni who have significantly contributed to the university’s global engagement through education, research and service, as well as fostered a culturally diverse, welcoming environment that is conducive to comprehensive campus internationalization.
“After being presented with significant challenges to traveling and working across borders, this past year has reinforced just how interconnected our world really is, and how critically important international collaboration is in research and higher education,” Sue Roberts, associate provost for internationalization, said.
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Eric Scroggins returned to St. Louis after a 14-year career with Teach For America to found the Opportunity Trust. In its first three years, it s garnered lots of skeptics.
The Opportunity Trust has been involved in St. Louis’ fractured public education scene for about three years. In that time, its deep coffers and controversial priorities have stirred deep distrust and claims of a hidden agenda, especially from passionate supporters of traditional school districts.
The teachers union in St. Louis says the organization s founder, Eric Scroggins, is
entwined with billionaires bent on privatizing public education. Former school board members similarly say the Opportunity Trust has brought an outside agenda to local education. And community activists claim it’s just an arm of a national movement to dismantle urban school districts.