Princesses don’t always have it easy, as participants of the Cherry Blossom Princess Program, held last week during the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., found out. Long days full of meetings with foreign dignitaries, receptions, a grand ball, and reading to kindergarteners was exhausting — but well worth it, senior Monika Keller said....
As a senior editor and writer for World Magazine since 1986, Mindy Belz has reported from countries around the world, focusing on war and persecution in the Middle East. She is the author of “They Say We Are Infidels: On the Run from ISIS with Persecuted Christians from the Middle East.” On Tuesday, she spoke...
At her office, hidden in a back hallway of the Roche Sports Complex, Sue Olmstead has just what everyone needs: candy for the athletes who daily tramp by her desk, encouragement for the students who work in her office, schedules and timely information for her supervisors. She lends a motherly spirit of organization and care...
After years of disdaining identity politics, Republicans are now taking part in the game — and employing affirmative action policies like the ones they’re known for scorning. In February, Sen. Mark Chelgren, R-ottumwa, filed legislation that would require Iowa’s public universities to consider professors’ political affiliation when hiring, and to reject a prospective professor whose...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — When Hillsdale College announced its acceptance of the Classic Learning Test on March 6, views on the college entrance exam’s website almost doubled, said Jeremy Tate, president and co-founder of the Classic Learning Initiative, the exam’s parent company. “It was a game changer,” Tate said. “I think it communicated a lot of...