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WaPo Columnist Fired For Posts After Charlie Kirk's Killing: 'My Voice Will Be Sharper Now' WaPo Columnist Fired For Posts After Charlie Kirk's Killing: 'My Voice Will Be Sharper Now'
WaPo Columnist Fired For Posts After Charlie Kirk's Killing: 'My Voice Will Be Sharper Now' Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah said she was fired after social media posts about racism and gun violence in the US following the killing of controversial conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Attiah revealed her firing in a Substack post on Monday, Sept. 15. She joined the Post in 2014 and earned the 2019 George Polk Award for her coverage of the Saudi Arabian government's murder of fellow Post writer Jamal Khashoggi. The Post's biography for Attiah said that she "was" a columnist, referring to her in the past tense. A Post spokesperson declined to comment, but pointed …

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by Chris Spiker
Schools
Sharp Drop In College Enrollment Raises Alarm Sharp Drop In College Enrollment Raises Alarm
Sharp Drop In College Enrollment Raises Alarm Fewer high school graduates began college this fall, with enrollment in that age group dropping 5 percent from last year, according to an analysis by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.  Four-year institutions were hardest hit, with public colleges seeing an 8.5 percent drop in first-year enrollments and private nonprofit colleges reporting a 6.5 percent decline.  This trend poses significant challenges for colleges and universities, particularly those reliant on tuition revenue.  As the competition for students intensifies, institutions face mounting pressur…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Women's Rights Champion Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies At 87 Women's Rights Champion Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies At 87
Women's Rights Champion Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies At 87 It wasn't a stretch to call Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a rock star. A private interment service will be held at Arlington National Cemetery for the petite but fiery champion of gender equality, who died Friday in Washington, D.C. Her family was with Ginsburg, who died of complications from metastatic pancreas cancer, the court said. She was 87. "Our Nation has lost a jurist of historic stature," Chief Justice John Roberts said "We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn, but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg…

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by Jerry DeMarco