July 1, 2021
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5 children’s books that teach valuable engineering lessons
Engineering lessons can be found in many books kids already have at home or their local library. Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty ... -
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Howard University says Dean of Fine Arts Phylicia Rashad's tweet in support of Bill Cosby 'lacked sensitivity'
Phylicia Rashad's support of Bill Cosby as he was released from prison Wednesday (in an apparently now-deleted tweet, screenshot below) ...July 1, 2021 -
Academic tenure: What it is and why it matters
In the 2018-2019 academic school year, 45.1% of professors at U.S. colleges and universities overall had tenure. Tom Werner/DigitalVision George ...June 21, 2021 -
Too few women get to invent – that’s a problem for women’s health
Inequality has cost women the benefits of thousands of “lost” medical inventions. Ron Levine/Stone via Getty Images Rem Koning, ...June 21, 2021 -
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College Board and ACT: Should Big Test remain as gatekeeper of higher education?
Colleges are increasingly making standardized tests optional for applicants, leading to questions about whether or not the companies profiting from ...June 21, 2021 -
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Earth tipped over on its side 84 million years ago and then righted itself, new study finds
Earth tipped over on its side and back between 79 million and 86 million years ago, a study shows. The planet tilted by 12 degrees - which ...June 19, 2021 -
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Education Department discharges $500 million in debt for 18,000 ITT students in sign of borrower defense progress
The Education Department (ED) is discharging $500 million in student loan debt held by 18,000 borrowers who had been defrauded by now-defunct ...June 17, 2021 -
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The average female college grad gets a $35,000 starting salary - not much more than the typical borrower's student-debt load, report finds
The American Association of University Women compared women's student-debt burdens to their income. Black women have more student debt than ...June 15, 2021