It doesn’t matter if the court is conservative or liberal — Teachers wanting to work in the classroom are going to need a vaccine shot. Maybe two. The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected yet another attempt by some educators to skip vaccine requirements on campus, citing a religious exemption. more

Traditional college students may occasionally feel like they’re serving time — especially right before mid-terms. But there’s a push to make another group of eager learners more traditional as well. And many of them actually have served time. more

Rebecca Kranich needed to rub the sleep out of her eyes. Or this was an elaborate piece of spam. Yet, there it was, listed among the other subject lines in her email inbox, asking if she would like to have a “conversation with the pope?” more

Face masks in New York City public schools could be history this time next week. more

His story begins in 1946. A young man from Yonkers, Joseph Nearon was one of just a few Black men to enroll at Manhattan College — an opportunity he received thanks to an intercultural concert that raised funds for Black high school students like him to attend college. more

If the students at St. Margaret of Cortona School can raise $50,000, then they can attend a West 260th Street school filled with tape and slime. All they have to do is read. more

When one has taught at a college as long as Ruth Wangerin, they might start to see things change — but not always for the better. With more than 20 years as an anthropology professor — 10 of them at Lehman College — Wangerin feels the school, along with the rest of the City University of New York, could use some serious improvement. more

Demoralizing. That’s what Naomi Sharlin called her first day back at school. The omicron variant continues to take the coronavirus to new record highs in infection rates, but New York City schools vow to stay open. Yet, that doesn’t mean many are comfortable making a return. more

Justice is a big word, which can sometimes feel watered down without the actionable steps to actually raise equity. At Lehman College, a new cohort of students has joined forces with celebrity chefs, educators and the campus administration to tackle justice — in the world of food and nutrition. more

It’s easy to track packages from Amazon and other places, so why not track something a little more important to democracy — your ballot. more