Education

  • The battle against ‘Stop WOKE’ is far from over

    In April 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed CS/HB 7: Individual Freedom, also known as the Stop “Wrong to Our Kids and Employees” (WOKE) Act. The bill affects two parts of life in the Sunshine STate: workplaces and K-20 (upper-level education). Employers are restricted from discussing race and gender in workplace training unless the material…

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  • Lawmakers, public-sector unions at odds

    In the late 1800s in New York City, the Central Labor Union sought to introduce a radical concept to capitalism: community over rugged individualism.  On Sept. 5, 1882, the first Labor Day was created to celebrate the spirit of the working class and organize across trades. Despite the annual festivities that the first Monday of…

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  • Victoria Pierre finding her way at FAMU

    The late teens to early 20s stage is hard.  How does one reconcile with being told exactly what to do and how to do it, then immediately face the unknown without directives? Everyone has years of wisdom to impart to you, but no one tells a young twentysomething about the constant learning (and unlearning) they…

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  • Unfazed by Payne

    Unfazed by Payne

    Jocelyn Payne, 21, exudes a rare aura in a world that seems to be descending further into madness.

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  • The power of interns

    The power of interns

    Oxford Languages says that engineering is “the branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures.” However, that definition fails to describe what it means to be an engineer. At GE Aviation (now GE Aerospace), the true spirit of engineering is allowed to shine.

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