Retired Professor Breaks Silence: ‘I Could Not Work With the Administration That Would Listen to Failing Students’ Complaints over Academic Standards’

Former Queensborough Community College Professor Paris Svoronos has a story to tell about the disintegrating standards of the American higher education system.

The award–winning chemist said he decided to retire after he was threatened with suspension following disciplinary action directed toward students who misbehaved or slacked off in class. In other words, he was a strict teacher who held students to a high standard.

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Earthquake Strikes Turkish Coast and Greek Island, Killing 14

A strong earthquake struck Friday in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, killing at least 14 people and injuring hundreds amid collapsed buildings and flooding, officials said.

A small tsunami struck the Seferihisar district south of Izmir, the city in western Turkey that was the worst affected, said Haluk Ozener, director of the Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute.

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