Each week on Scrolling Scribe, editors will select their favorite archived articles and repost them for your reading pleasure. You're welcome. By Mandy Hoff As a teacher-training program for failing public schools, Teach for America (TFA) has become an increasingly prestigious non-profit for graduates from elite universities. However, criticism has plagued the … [Read more...] about Teach for America
Across the Aisle: Harvard Under Fire
The Boston Globe reported over this weekend about a possible breach of privacy when Harvard University searched 16 resident deans’ emails without their knowledge, hoping to find information about leaked sources regarding the university’s cheating scandal last fall. Over 70 students withdrew from the school after a scandal erupted over a government class take-home exam. The … [Read more...] about Across the Aisle: Harvard Under Fire
Hypothermic Healing
It was a cold morning in May of 1999, the ground still layered with wet snow maintained by the near-zero temperatures common in the mountains outside Narvik, Norway. At the time, Anna Bågenholm was 29 years old and was taking a break from her residency for orthopedic surgery to ski with two other colleagues. An expert skier, Bågenholm was speeding down a familiar route down … [Read more...] about Hypothermic Healing
Across the Aisle: Surprise in Rome
By Megan Rilkoff For the first time in 600 years, a pope is resigning from his high Vatican position. Blaming ill health, Pope Benedict XVI announced on the morning of Monday, February 11, that he can no longer fulfill the demanding duties of Pope. Both Al Jazeera and NPR released audio clips about the Pope’s surprise resignation but tackled this truly unprecedented story … [Read more...] about Across the Aisle: Surprise in Rome
Across the Aisle: Boy Scout Controversy
by Megan Rilkoff With the plethora of different news sources and media outlets today – how do you decide where to get your news? Is it on your iPhone, the radio, television, online streaming? The possibilities are endless to stay up to date on stories that are local, national, and global. Although most new stories seem easily digestible, there are many viewpoints, … [Read more...] about Across the Aisle: Boy Scout Controversy