Elissa Nadworny

Elissa Nadworny appears in the following:

Columbia president tells lawmakers at antisemitism hearing there is a 'moral crisis'

Thursday, April 18, 2024

The president of Columbia University told a congressional panel that the school is doing all it can to confront antisemitism on campus in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

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Columbia University President to testify in congress

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

The president of Columbia University is set to testify about how she responded to antisemitic incidents on her campus.

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The number of high school seniors who have filled out FAFSA is down from last year

Thursday, April 11, 2024

High school seniors aren't filling out a federal student aid application. This year's form is supposed to be simpler, but it's had problems. What does this mean for who goes to college and where?

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Way fewer students have filled out the FAFSA this year

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

FAFSA delays and missteps have meant far fewer students have filled out the crucial aid form. Experts worry this will lead to fewer students going to college.

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What life has been like for thousands of pregnant women in Gaza

Wednesday, April 03, 2024

More than 5,000 women are expected to give birth in the next month in Gaza. One clinic is offering free ultrasounds, and for many, it's the first in their pregnancy.

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In Northern Israel, a deserted town bears witness to a different war

Sunday, March 24, 2024

A visit to one of Israel's hardest-hit areas in the north: Matula, Israel's most northern town, surrounded on three sides by Lebanon.

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After a pause for the pandemic, Dartmouth will again require SAT and ACT scores

Tuesday, February 06, 2024

Dartmouth College is going back to requiring the SAT after it found students from less advantaged backgrounds were not submitting test scores that were high enough to help them get in.

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GennaRose Nethercott on her short story collection 'Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart'

Sunday, February 04, 2024

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with GennaRose Nethercott about the power of folklore and her collection of strange and fantastic short stories, "Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart."

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The invasion of Ukraine created a rare opportunity for the CIA to recruit Russian spies

Sunday, February 04, 2024

The CIA says the war in Ukraine has created a once-in-a-generation opportunity to recruit spies in Russia. NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to former CIA officer Douglas London about recruitment.

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Biden wins the South Carolina primary, hoping voters across the U.S. take note

Sunday, February 04, 2024

Following Biden's win in South Carolina's Democratic primary, we hear from young Black voters as we look ahead to the state's Republican primary.

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A new coming-of-age film 'How to Have Sex' follows 3 teens on a spring break trip

Sunday, February 04, 2024

NPR's Elissa Nadworny asks Molly Manning Walker and Mia McKenna-Bruce about their new coming-of-age film, "How to Have Sex."

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The 4-6 week FAFSA delay comes at a crucial time for high school seniors

Sunday, February 04, 2024

There's now a 4-to-6 week delay processing data for the Free Application for Financial Aid. NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with high school senior Agustin Miguel and his mother, Ana, about the wait.

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California's is facing what experts say is a life-threatening storm

Sunday, February 04, 2024

California is getting drenched by what meteorologists are calling a life-threatening storm.

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Ukrainian woman looks back on the Russian missile attack that changed her life

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

London art student Svetlana Dolbysheva was back in Ukraine for the holidays working for a foreign TV crew in Kharkiv when a Russian missile hit the hotel where she was staying. She was badly injured.

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'We cannot put our lives on pause': Ukrainians find normalcy and fun at a ski resort

Thursday, January 11, 2024

In between missile attacks and air raid sirens Ukrainians say, so some residents of Kyiv are heading to the ski slopes for respite.

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Protests at Ukraine-Poland border pitting truck drivers against each other

Tuesday, January 09, 2024

A trucker protest is still blocking traffic at several other crossings between Ukraine and Poland, holding up thousands of Ukrainian trucks waiting to cross.

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Hundreds of Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war have been exchanged

Thursday, January 04, 2024

Ukrainian prisoners, both military and civilian, were exchanged for Russian prisoners of war, as Russian missiles rained down on Ukrainian cities.

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Kyiv is in mourning after Russia's large-scale aerial attack across Ukraine on Friday

Monday, January 01, 2024

Residents of Kyiv try and pick up the pieces of their lives once again following a weekend of missile attacks. Friday was the deadliest day for civilians in the city since the war began, killing 28.

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Educators rethink how to teach reading after flaws are revealed in prior methods

Monday, January 01, 2024

Some states have passed laws or implemented policies related to evidence-based reading instruction — as two-thirds of children struggle to read. How are colleges that train teachers responding?

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Ukrainians fear being forgotten as Russian missiles strike

Saturday, December 30, 2023

An update on the Russian missile and drone attack that struck cities across Ukraine Friday. There are worries that the world is "growing tired" of the news from the war there.

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