A certain loaded word seems to be making a cultural comeback. John McWhorter, an Opinion writer and a linguistics professor ...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey drew attention and some heat when, after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and ...

NPR's guidance is to use "defense secretary," and "Department of Defense," and to note, when necessary, that "Department of ...

Non-rhetorical questions in highly rhetorical times. What do we want from the state university system? What would restore the ...

The rapid growth (and partial retreat) of “they” and “them” has gotten a lot of attention in recent years, but English is ...

Today, we unveil the 2026 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, ranking the 200 university-based scholars in the United States who had the biggest impact on educational practice and policy last ...

While we may be most familiar with modern-day conspiracy theories about government intelligence, unidentified flying objects, ...

Lauren McWhorter Coile, Sr., beloved former Mayor of Athens, Ga., passed away peacefully on January 3, 2026, at the age of 92. A dedicated public servant, community leader, and cherished friend, ...

The Cincinnati Police Department's homicide unit is investigating the death of a woman in Bond Hill. Kimberly McWhorter, 39, was found unresponsive in her apartment on the 1400 block of Yarmouth ...

Cy is on the verge of revolutionizing communication! His brilliant invention instantly translates spoken English into American Sign Language, and vice versa. But his breakthrough means nothing if he ...

Get all the top news & discounts for Off-Broadway & beyond. History remembers Marcel Marceau as the world’s greatest mime. But before the spotlight, he was a young man in Nazi-occupied France, guiding ...