The Death of the College Syllabus

The syllabus, once a revered and symbolic document outlining the plan of a college course, has undergone significant changes. It has been replaced by online courseware, a tool for administering classes and processing assignments. While the syllabus still exists in some form, its function as a course plan has been minimized. It now serves mainly …

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St. Louis Bears the Consequences of Owning Atomic Bombs

An investigation conducted by the Associated Press (AP), the Missouri Independent, and nonprofit newsroom MuckRock has revealed that the federal government and companies involved in nuclear bomb production and atomic waste storage in the St. Louis area during the mid-20th century were aware of health risks and other issues but chose to ignore them. …

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The Impact of the Negro Leagues on Modern Baseball

Updated at 8:49 a.m. ET on July 12, 2023. In July 1918, shortly after American troops achieved their first significant victory in World War I in northern France, W. E. B. Du Bois, the founder of The Crisis, a magazine affiliated with the NAACP, published a thought-provoking editorial. Du Bois, hopeful that African Americans’ involvement …

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