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Poet and essayist Jason Schneiderman is the author of five poetry collections, most recently "Self Portrait of Icarus as a Country on Fire" (Red Hen, 2024), as well as a book of essays "Nothingism: Poetry at the End of Print Culture" (University of Michigan Poets on Poetry, 2025), and the craft book "Teaching Writing Through Poetry: An Introduction to Poetic Form" (Bloomsbury, 2025). He is Professor of English at CUNY’s BMCC in the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. This will be a dynamic reading and Q & A with the author! Stay after to meet him and get a book copy signed. This event is offered in collaboration with Grossmont College Librarian Nadra Farina and the Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibit, which is sponsored by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association.

The Justice Department's opinion challenges civil rights protections that have long treated the institutionalization of disabled Americans as a last resort.

UC San Diego is hosting the 25th Annual Kyoto Prize Symposium this week. Award recipient Carol Gilligan joins Midday Edition Tuesday to talk about her pioneering work highlighting the experiences of women and girls in research, and share her reaction to receiving the Kyoto Prize.

As the Iran war stretches into its second week, concerns are growing around the impact the conflict will have for the global economy. Then, we talk about thoughtful ways parents can approach conversations with their kids about the news in today's world.

President Trump's beautification project of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become plagued with a robust algae bloom, despite a $14 million investment and a coating of "American flag blue."

Meet the fourth and fifth grades who are superstars on the Internet: An elementary school chorus from Staten Island known as PS22, where kids learn to be their most authentic selves through singing.

Judy Blume wrote her last book more than a decade ago. At the Santa Fe International Literary Festival, NPR's Scott Simon talked to Blume about her long career and why she doesn't miss writing.

The sisters of Uganda are teachers, health-care advocates and more. Those who are in their twilight of their life need help. Who will come to their aid?

First, ten days into the war with Iran and we are still unclear on how or what an ending to the conflict would look like. Also, Lemon Grove’s city council is one step closer to an ordinance that could expand protections for renters. We’ll also tell you about the San Diego Zoo’s new lease with the city. Then, we’ll bring you to a place so eclectic that it can be hard to describe in March’s Museum A Month. Lastly,we bring you the details about a new play commissioned by The Old Globe.

JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for talks with Iranian officials, hoping to consolidate the fragile interim deal to end the war and kickstart fresh discussions over Tehran's nuclear program.