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As the deadline for Trump's colleges compact looms, schools signal dissent. Monday is the deadline for a handful of universities to agree to a list of commitments that align with the Trump administration's political priorities, in exchange for preferential access to federal funds. Read the story.
— Elissa Nadworny, Correspondent, NPR
'Uncharted territory': Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people In just over a week, nearly 42 million people in the U.S. who get federal food assistance are in danger of seeing their benefits disappear because of the ongoing federal shutdown. About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. "The vast majority are children, working people, older Americans, veterans and people with disabilities," Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free America, says of food stamp recipients. Read the story.
– Jennifer Ludden, Correspondent, NPR
Books about race and gender to be returned to school libraries on some military bases. The order is to be implemented at school libraries on military bases in Kentucky, Virginia, Italy and Japan. Students and their families claimed their First Amendment rights had been violated when officials removed the books to comply with President Trump's executive orders. Read the story.
— Elizabeth Blair, Correspondent, NPR |
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Save the date: Public Radio Music Day is October 29!
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From the Student Podcast Challenge ... |
Calling all college students! The fifth (!!!) annual College Podcast Challenge is now open. That means you have a chance to share your story on NPR, and take home the $5,000 cash prize. Deadline is Jan. 16, so you have plenty of time to make something you can feel proud of sharing with us. Learn more about the contest, and check out our podcasting guide!
Before you go, for some spooky season inspiration: One of our finalists in last year’s college competition made a podcast all about Spirit Halloween. It’s a really nice example of good reporting, smart use of sound – and it’s tight! Just under five minutes. Listen to The Spirit of Spirit Halloween by Isabel Jacobson and Adam Sanders from Princeton University. |
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And here's something to make you smile... |
Just because she won a Nobel doesn't mean Malala didn't break some rules in college.
When the Taliban closed schools and banned women from public life in Pakistan's Swat Valley, a schoolgirl named Malala Yousafzai spoke out. But activism nearly cost Yousafzai her life; in 2012, when she was 15, she was shot in the head while riding home on a school bus.
Yousafzai survived the assassination attempt, but her life changed completely. Suddenly she was a symbol of resistance to the Taliban — praised, politicized and picked apart. When she was 17, she became the youngest person ever awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, an honor that weighed on her as she went off to Oxford University a few years later.
"I always have felt that now I need to live up to the expectation [of the Nobel]," Yousafzai says. "It was given for the work I had done, but it was also given for the work that is ahead of us. ... I have to work for the rest of my life to prove that it was well deserved." Read/listen to the interview from Fresh Air.
As always, thank you for reading and listening!
— The NPR Education Team
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