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Joe Biden’s Life As a College Student
Joe Biden’s higher education story is quintessential. After graduating from the exclusive Archmere Academy, a private school in his hometown of Claymont, Delaware, the former vice president and current Democratic presidential candidate pushed his way through undergraduate and eventually law school, meeting his first wife along the way. At Archmere, Biden was a standout student… Read More
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Elizabeth Warren’s Life As a College Student
Raised in a working class family in Norman, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma City, Elizabeth Warren (née Herring) had dreams of being a teacher from a young age. Her family couldn’t afford college tuition, but the bright young Warren, an outstanding member of her high school debate team, was able to land a debate scholarship to George… Read More
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Mike Bloomberg’s Life As a College Student
Born in 1942 into a middle-class family in Medford, Massachusetts, Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s higher education story is one of hard work, ambition and certainly a bit of luck. As a high school student, he worked part-time at a small electronics company in nearby Cambridge, Massachusetts. During that time, his father was a bookkeeper… Read More
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Bernie Sanders’ Life As a College Student
College is meant to be a time of self-discovery and self-improvement. And like many students before and after him, presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) used his college years to mold himself into the man he is today. It’s not a surprise that the bulk of Sanders’ time in school was not spent on the… Read More
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Stay in School and You May Live Longer, Study Finds
There’s yet another reason to stay in school. Having a college education just might help you live a longer life, new research suggests. After years of increase, life expectancy in the United States is currently on the decline. A rise in drug overdoses, suicides, widespread obesity and inaccessible health care are mostly to blame. And… Read More
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4 in 10 Recent College Grads Are Underemployed
The unemployment rate for recent college graduates is much lower than it was 10 years ago. But, too often, recent graduates struggle to land positions in line with their degrees. To support themselves, some are forced to take jobs they’re considered to be overqualified for. Currently, 41 percent of bachelor’s degree holders ages 22-27 are… Read More
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Experts Launch Free Online Course to Tackle Coronavirus
Experts from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) have launched a free online coronavirus course, uncovering some of the mysteries behind the virus and providing solutions going forward. The course, which is available through the online facilitator FutureLearn, offers the latest information on coronavirus and includes details on how it spreads, how… Read More
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Bloomberg Releases Higher Education Plan
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has released a new higher education plan that would make community college free, double Pell Grants for low-income students and end the practice of legacy admissions, among other benefits. Making college more affordable If elected, Bloomberg would make community college tuition-free for all students, something widely supported by the 2020… Read More
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Graduate Debt-Free at These 13 Colleges with Free Tuition
It may sound like something out of a fairytale, but it is possible for students to go to college in the United States without paying a dime in tuition. Instead of raising prices and pushing students further into debt, as most colleges and universities do, these following schools have figured out a way to keep… Read More
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Nearly 4 in 10 College Students Struggle to Afford Food
In today’s job market, a college degree is next to essential. But students are struggling to pay for their education, forcing many to sacrifice some of life’s basic necessities. Nearly 40 percent of U.S. college students can’t regularly afford nutritious food, leaving them hungry and malnourished. On top of that, 46 percent report either falling… Read More
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Report Explores Solutions for Gender Equity In Academia
Women now make up a large share of the academic talent pool and receive more than half of all awarded doctoral degrees. Yet, they’re vastly underrepresented in the highest levels of academia, making up just one-third of full professors in the United States. A new report published in the Journal of Women’s Health explores this… Read More
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Researchers Show Climate Education Leads to Smaller Carbon Footprints
Researchers at San Jose State University (SJSU) have evidence that climate change education leads directly to smaller individual carbon footprints. Educating society, they claim, could be one of the most effective ways to mitigate climate change. Through comparisons with other solutions, the study shows “at scale, climate change education can be as effective in reducing… Read More
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More High Schoolers Are Taking, Passing AP Courses
More than 1.2 million public high school seniors took an Advanced Placement (AP) course last year, an increase of 57 percent over the past decade. Over that same time period, the number of students who scored high enough on their AP exams to earn college credit increased by 60 percent, according to a new College… Read More
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If You Want to Land a Job, Avoid These Social Media Habits
If you want to land a job, booze and drug pictures aren’t the only thing you should avoid posting on social media. In fact, hiring managers are even more turned off by candidates who use their social platforms to self-boast and share strong political opinions, a new study finds. “In 2018, 70 percent of employers… Read More
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Nearly 10% of NC State Students Were Homeless Last Year
As students struggle to afford the cost of tuition and books, some are forced to sacrifice the very things they need to survive. At North Carolina State University alone, about 10 percent of students experienced homelessness last year, and more than 14 percent have dealt with food insecurity in the past 30 days, a new… Read More
