No one disputes that George Berkeley was among Ireland’s greatest thinkers, but he was also an unapologetic slaver. Now, time has caught up with him.
Tag: Colleges and Universities
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A College President Defends Seeking Money From Jeffrey Epstein
Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, said, “Among the very rich is a higher percentage of unpleasant and not very attractive people.”
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Man Arrested in 3 Stabbings in Davis, California
Residents in Davis reported seeing him pacing in a park not far from where one of the fatal stabbings occurred. The attacks left two men dead and one woman injured.
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Justice Thomas’s Friend Defends Failure to Disclose Tuition Payments by Harlan Crow
The revelation by ProPublica on Thursday added to the lavish gifts and travel from the Texas billionaire that Justice Clarence Thomas has not disclosed.
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California College Town Rocked by Stabbings That Remain a Mystery
Two people have died and a third person has been wounded over the course of five days in Davis, Calif. The police said they were uncertain whether only one assailant was involved.