OXFORD, Ohio, April 23 -- Miami University posted the following news: * * * Acton, Mancini, Soulliard, and Sutton receive Junior Faculty Scholar Awards * Miami Junior Faculty Scholar Awards for 2026 have been presented to Riley Acton, assistant professor of Economics; Rock Mancini, assistant professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Zachary Soulliard, assistant professor of Psychology; and Jazma Sutton, assistant professor of History. University Junior Scholar Awards honor faculty members w  more

NEW YORK, April 24 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 22, 2026, by senior fellow Rob Henderson to The Times: * * * Americans Say Their Dream Is Dying. Here's Why They're Wrong Influencers and the rich are killing belief in hard work -- but I'm living proof that anyone can make it in this country * I was born into poverty. My mother, an immigrant from Seoul, suffered from drug addiction. When police and social workers arrived at our slum apartme  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 22, 2026, by senior fellow Rob Henderson to the Wall Street Journal: * * * The Empathy of the Intolerant A new paper suggests a link between censoriousness and mental illness. * Many people now believe that words can cause lasting harm. This belief has grown strong enough for some to justify violence. A recent survey by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression found that more tha  more

FULLERTON, California, April 23 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news: * * * Media Scholar Cynthia King Receives 2026 Teaching Excellence Award * Cynthia King's teaching excellence "does not end at the classroom door, it reverberates through the careers and lives of the people she teaches," said two-time Cal State Fullerton alum Bayla Gomberg. "Few educators have the ability to shape a student's journey across every stage of academic development; Dr. Kin  more