Posts Categorized: Education

Ray Travaglione’s MindStream Academy Nominated for National Chamber of Commerce Business Award

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Less than one year after being the first recipient of the Hilton Head-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce’s Start Up Business of the Year Award, MindStream Academy Founder and CEO, Ray Travaglione has been nominated for the National Chamber of Commerce’s Favorite Local Business Award. Mr. Travaglione is the only individual to receive awards for two separate… Read more »

LRLRFM.com Announces Thomas Jefferson Student Awards Hosted at Free Think U

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A lead grant from Foster Friess and LeftRightLeftRightForwardMarch! has launched the creation of “The Thomas Jefferson Student Award,” a national recognition program hosted by Free Think University that awards college students who engage in the free competition of ideas, participate in identifying common ground between politically diverse Americans, and who work to advance common good… Read more »

Teen Cyberbullying on the Rise Thanks to 24 Hour Access to Internet, New Messaging Platforms

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Ever increasing occurrences of cyberbullying have troubling real-life consequences, and are putting parents and schools in a challenging position. Recent studies indicate that an ever increasing number of teens report engaging in some form of cyberbullying in the past two years– sometimes as the victim, sometimes as the bully. When teens spend over five hours… Read more »

Bono and Others in Free Think University Course Discuss If Things Are Getting Better

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A new course experience from Free Think University titled “Are Things Getting Better?” presents various schools of thought about the state of human progress. This course experience (or “ExP”) challenges readers to form their own conclusions based on the fascinating, controversial views presented. Amanda Marcotte, a Rawstory.com writer, contributes to the course in an article saying,… Read more »

Dreher, Yglesias, Kitroeff Discuss Dorm Sex And Its Implications in New Free Think University Course

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A new course experience from Free Think University titled “Is There Sex That is Not Good?” presents various schools of thought on why college campus life has become hyper-sexualized and the implications of it. In the course, UVA Professor Vigen Guroian shares stories from his own experience as a college student. He argues that the climate… Read more »