March 4, 2021
The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools is the most prestigious K-12 in the city of Chicago and the former school of President Barack Obama’s daughters, Sasha and Malia. Located right on the University of Chicago campus, nearly half of the students who attend the Lab School have a parent who is on faculty or staff at the university. With an annual tuition over $20,000, the school was ranked fourth in the nation for its record of sending graduates to elite universities and colleges. This is a steep price for a K-12 education especially since now it’s remote.
While other private schools in Chicago have been in person for all grades since the beginning of the academic year, the University of Chicago Laboratory School has remained virtual, despite
2021-02-27 17:35:47 GMT2021-02-28 01:35:47(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
CHICAGO, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) Chinese students from a dozen universities in U.S. Midwest gathered at a 2021 virtual Lantern Festival gala Friday night to mark the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Ox.
Co-hosted by Chinese Consulate in Chicago and U.S. Midwest Chinese Students and Scholars Association, Chinese students and artists from universities in nine states in U.S. Midwest presented to the audience online Chinese folk music, street dance, folk dance, piano solo and duet.
The piano solo My Motherland performed by a Northwestern University Chinese student brought the audience back to their homeland.
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Master of public health, University of Michigan We are squarely betting on universities and on the continued relevance, even dominance, of the degree as the master credential, says Jeff Maggioncalda, Coursera s CEO since June.
At the same time, he says, the company and its university partners are focused on redesigning the degree to make it extremely compelling to learners around the world, and a formidable answer to any emerging credentials that might challenge the degree.
Leah Schnyders is a senior at Wheaton College and a Heritage Foundation Academy fellow.
Even in the midst of a global pandemic with many college students off campus in virtual classrooms, debates about free speech in higher education remain a hot topic.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding free speech at public university campuses this year. And last year, the U.S. Department of Education opened investigations into three universities regarding their First Amendment practices. > VIRTUAL EVENT: Learn how university indoctrination started, and how to stop, on Feb. 11. Register here.
For several years now, students and faculty on college campuses have witnessed “shout downs,” where invited speakers’ events were canceled due to student protests.