Welles Crowther, a former Boston College lacrosse player who had a trademark red bandana, was working in New York on Sept. 11, 2001.
This is the story of how he led people to safety after terrorists struck the World Trade Center.
Welles Crowther was a former Boston College lacrosse player whose trademark was a red bandana.
On September 11, 2001, he led people to safety after terrorists struck the World Trade Center.
This is his story.
Some students may be unable to receive financial aid money in time to pay bills, with classes only a few weeks away, after the Education Department announced that colleges will not be able to submit corrections to financial aid records in bulk this year. https://t.co/RdFG7r7uu5
Why do we have a crisis of trust? Because the experts keep lying. Joe Biden is only the latest example.
@BariWeiss on the condescending logic that is by now very familiar to Americans: https://t.co/vjKOPSihL8
Striking and sobering study: Young men raised apart from their (married) father "are more likely to end up in prison than graduate from college by their late-20s."
https://t.co/8P6tTaqPhX @FamStudies
“Every one of us was prepared to give our life to kick Hitler’s ass out of Europe!” 101-year-old D-Day veteran Jake Larson tells me that he knew exactly what they were fighting for 80 years ago today. “I lost friends, everybody lost friends. But we were soldiers. We were prepared to give our life.”
Andy Rooney landed on the beach of Normandy days after D-Day, 80 years ago today. In 2004, he shared a firsthand account of “a day unlike any other.”
“It’s hard for anyone who has been in a war to describe the terror of it to anyone who hasn’t,” he said. https://t.co/xknrIeLymT.
God Bless the US and allied forces who saved the free world 80 years ago today.
May we always remember the sacrifice they paid for freedom and democracy.
May we always honor and defend that sacrifice. 🇺🇸
Kids Are Giving Up on Elite Colleges—and Heading South
“Even if I could’ve gotten into Harvard, I wouldn’t have gone.” @EricSpitznagel reports for The FP: https://t.co/9Or4Dp1asX
Jon Stewart kicks off The Daily Show's election coverage with a wellness check on America's two chronologically challenged candidates: Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
News: Special counsel says there is evidence Biden 'willfully retained and disclosed classified materials' but will not be charged
https://t.co/ycxjMYkmWd
Fascinating article on Dartmouth Pres (& psych prof!) Sian Bielock on their data-driven decision to reinstate the SAT:
a. SATs predicted college success better than grades/essay/teacher recs
b. The SAT-optional policy actually hurt low-income students!
https://t.co/gfY3YaoJXx
America’s top universities should abandon their long misadventure into politics, retrain their gaze on their core strengths and rebuild their reputations as centers of research and learning.
My take: