April 17, 2021
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Hard work should pay off for Asian Americans, not block their education opportunities
In 1929, a few years after Yale instituted a quota for Jews, admissions chairman Robert Corwin received a letter from a Yale trustee complaining ... -
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The student debt crisis is crushing Black Americans. Here's how loan forgiveness could help
There was no college fund, no family savings to help Jamilah Williams pay for school. After she graduated from college and landed her first ...April 15, 2021 -
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The Departure of 2 Google AI Researchers Spurs More Fallout
SOME of the world’s top minds in robotics and machine learning convened for a virtual, invite-only research workshop hosted by ...April 6, 2021 -
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J&J vaccine means more availability, flexibility
The addition of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Sanford Jackson Medical Center’s arsenal means increased availability for local ...April 1, 2021 -
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Climate scientist pinpoints what exactly is lacking in the scientific method
Dr. Mika Tosca, 36, a climate scientist and assistant professor at the School Art Institute of Chicago, believes a certain step, if not ...April 1, 2021 -
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Gender equality has taken a step backward — how can we make it right?
Women were already facing greater obstacles — COVID-19 made it worse Even before the pandemic, financial wellness had an especially ...March 29, 2021 -
Civics education isn’t boosting youth voting or volunteerism
These students at the University of Pittsburgh urged their peers to vote in the 2020 presidential election. Aaron Jackendoff/SOPA ...March 29, 2021 -
Ending testing for New York City’s gifted program may be another blow to Black and Latino students
New York City public school students attend a meeting with school board officials in January 2020. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty ...March 29, 2021