June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Executive Directors Chat Leveraging AI for Diversity, Equity, and InclusionTechSoup
Let’s explore the intersection of technology and equity in the final session of our DEI series. Discover how AI tools, like ChatGPT, can be used to support and enhance your nonprofit's DEI initiatives. Participants will gain insights into practical AI applications and get tips for leveraging technology to advance their DEI goals.
How to Build a Module in Odoo 17 Using the Scaffold MethodCeline George
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A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
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MATATAG CURRICULUM: ASSESSING THE READINESS OF ELEM. PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS I...NelTorrente
In this research, it concludes that while the readiness of teachers in Caloocan City to implement the MATATAG Curriculum is generally positive, targeted efforts in professional development, resource distribution, support networks, and comprehensive preparation can address the existing gaps and ensure successful curriculum implementation.
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Music Video Analysis: Beyoncé ‘Run the World’
The music video for Beyoncé’s 2011 single ‘Run the World’ is a narrative video, which depicts some
form of battle/war between the two sexes. The narrative of the video is elliptical and non-linear,
with certain pieces of information missing for the audience to fill in, also known as the theory
‘enigma code’ as defined by the theorist Roland Barthes. This is a highly conventional narrative style
for music videos, as it leaves the audience questioning what has happened and encourages them to
continue watching. In this particular video, we are unsure why the two sexes are at war with each
other and whether or not it was resolved. The video could also be considered to be conceptual, as
the literal battle that is going on could be a metaphor for the social battle between the sexes. In
terms of the stages of equilibrium, the video does not follow conventions, as from the start the
equilibrium is disruptedtherefore starting at Stage 2. However, at the end of the video this
disruption is resolved as the battle comes to an end and the females win.
In terms of characters in this video there are two army’s; male vs. female. The representation of
each side differs slightly, as the males appear extremely violence and aggressive, as there are many
shots of them carrying weapons (shields, batons, guns) and they are wearing all black. Whereas the
female side appear far for calm and collected, they are dressed in much more glamorous and regal
clothing. This suggests that the female side are of a higher class to the male side, which is quite an
unusual gender representation for music videos. This clear difference in the representation of the
two genders can be seen in the screenshots below.Beyoncé, like in many of her other videos, plays
the main character in the video, as the leader of the female side. It is possible she is the Queen, as in
many shots she is wearing a crown. The overall style of Beyoncé’s performance and attitude in this
video is very strong and independent, which gives quite an unconventional representation of
women, as it is promoting the idea of female empowerment. This is something which has become
increasingly popular in contemporary media, due to mainstream artists like Beyoncé and Miley
Cyrus.
A high frequency of iconography related to the theme of war and violence is included in this video, in
order to establish the theme clearly. In the opening shots we see propaganda posters, flags and fires
burning, all of which suggests there has been some kind of violence. The use of wild animals in the
video also promotes the theme of violence, in a number of shots the artist, Beyoncé, is stood next to
lions and bulls, also in the opening shot we see her riding a horse. The costumes worn by the
females in the video, particularly Beyoncé, include a lot of red and gold colours, which commonly
symbolises wealth and power, again emphasising the females being of a higher class than the male
side. This conforms to Levi Strauss’ theory of opposition, as there is a clear contrast between the
wealth and the poor.
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The setting of the music video also adds to the theme of war. The entire video is set in a desserted
area, away from civilisation, this can be seen in the screen shots below. The setting helps add to the
narrative of the story, as it suggests the female army are there to reclaim the land they lost. At one
point in the video, there is a shot of Beyonce standing on a burnt out car, which furhter emphasises
the idea of female empowerment, as she is stood above everyone else.
In terms of the cinematography of this music video there are a wide range of different camera
techniques being used, in order to make the video visually interesting. At the start of the video there
is a long sequence of quick establishing shots in order to determine the location and theme of the
video; these shots include images of war posters, fires, wild animals. There is also an extreme close
up of Beyoncé towards the start of the video, which is in slow motion, and is done to establish her as
the main character of the video. In this particular shot, direct mode of address is used to engage the
viewer and it marks the official beginning of the video, as at this point the lyrics begin. Through out
the video, a hand held camera technique is used to create an unsteady, disrupted atmosphere,
which fits well with the theme of war and violence. There are also a high frequency of mid-shots
used in the video, in order to capture the dance sequences effectively.
Overall, the music video for ‘Run the World’ does break conventions slightly through it’s
representation of the female gender. In the video, the idea of female empowerment is emphasised
greatly through the theme of war and Beyoncé’s fierce, aggressive attitude in the video. Therefore,
the needs of the target audience for this video have been met, as this is the type of video we would
expect Beyoncé to produce, as she is known for her strong views on gender equality and female
empowerment.