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Anti-Intellectualism, the Ivy League, and Obama’s Cabinet
During a summer job when I was in college, I was chatting with a fellow college student. I asked her where she went to school.“At a school in Connecticut,” she said.“Where at?” I asked.“New Haven,”...
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Harvard’s Endowment and the Education Bubble
Fueled by endowment gains and tuition increases, universities in recent years have gone on a building, faculty and program expansion spree. I have personally seen it in the law school realm. Instead of...
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Academic Earth Providing Free College Courses and Lectures Online
Just before YouTube EDU was unveiled, Academic Earth came online, and very quickly the “free college video” niche created some formidable competition. While YouTube EDU is an aggregation of all the...
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Rejection: Some Colleges Do It Better Than Others
Getting in to the college of your choice is harder than ever these days. Competition is stiff, and space is limited. Colleges have the difficult job of hand selecting their prospective freshman...
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Top Five Public Universities for Ivy League Alternatives
Just like Blair on Gossip Girl has dreamed of going to Yale since childhood, many students simply won’t be happy unless they are accepted to an Ivy League school. Some are driven since birth to...
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Jodie Foster’s Education Background
Jodie Foster is an American actress who was born on November 19, 1962. Her parents are Brandy and Lucius Foster; she is the youngest of four children. Before Foster was born, her father left her...
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Yale and Columbia Reinstate the Navy R.O.T.C. Program
For decades, there has not been any type of military presence on Yale University‘s campus. R.O.T.C programs across the country were kicked off college campuses during the Vietnam War, when students...
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Yale Fraternity is Suspended for Sexist Chants
In October 2010, the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Yale University marched their pledges through campus, chanting explicit phrases such as “No Means Yes” and phrases about various sexual acts,...
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John Turturro’s Education Background
John Turturro is an American actor, director, and writer who has appeared in more than 60 films, many of which with Adam Sandler. He is best known for his roles in O Brother, Where Are Thou?, Quiz...
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The Future of College Admissions: SAT, ACT, and Admissions Rates
Many students think of the ACT and SAT as tests they have to take to get into college. They study a little bit, take the test, and then apply to the schools where their scores are deemed acceptable....
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Here are the Top 10 Universities, According to U.S. News
Love ‘em or hate ‘em the annual U.S. Rankings of the country’s universities have been revealed. Though many accuse the rankings of being an outdated system where the same schools always rise to the...
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