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The Nonagenarian Taking on Home Lenders
A profile of Jack Guttentag of the Wharton School on his research into the mortgage industry.
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Young Girls of Color Still Facing Challenges on the Road to Higher Ed
It has long been assumed that girls of color are faring much better than their male counterparts. But that’s not necessarily true, experts say, drawing new attention to the daunting challenges that young girls of color face as they progress through adolescence and go on to enroll in college.
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272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown. What Does It Owe Their Descendants?
The human cargo was loaded on ships at a bustling wharf in the nation’s capital, destined for the plantations of the Deep South. Some slaves pleaded for rosaries as they were rounded up, praying for deliverance. But on this day, in the fall of 1838, no one was spared: not the 2-month-old baby and her mother, not the field hands, not the shoemaker and not Cornelius Hawkins, who was about 13 years old when he was forced onboard.
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Top Colleges Put Thousands of Applicants in Wait-List Limbo, and Some Won’t Admit Any
Students applying to top colleges crave to hear “yes!” when decisions roll out in March and brace themselves for “no.” But huge numbers get a vague answer that is neither admission nor denial — a tantalizing “maybe” — with an invitation to join a wait list.
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Messages That Aren't Easily Erased
Campus messages chalked on walkways or walls are common year-round, and messages in support of one candidate or another are routine during election years. But Donald Trump's candidacy for president isn't routine at all -- and chalkings invoking his name are setting off debates that outlast the visibility of the messages.
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Can Neurolaw Change the Criminal Justice System?
Stephen Morse of the Law School comments on considering individual behavior in criminal court cases.
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Equal Promises, Unequal Experiences
A group of former George Washington University students are challenging the idea that online degree programs -- specifically their own -- offer the same quality as face-to-face education.
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Audio: The Battle for New York – The New York Primary: A Bare-knuckle Brawl
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center joins a discussion about the presidential primary in New York.
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Penn Research Team Finds Hope for Treating Dog Blindness
Gustavo Aguirre of the School of Veterinary Medicine is quoted on his findings in blindness in dogs.
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Middle Eastern Students Ask, Is Idaho State Safe?
About 50 Idaho State University students from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have reported that their homes have been burglarized over a period of several weeks, leading some to contemplate transferring and jeopardizing the university's flow of students from the Middle East. In some cases hateful messages were left behind in the students' homes, according to a letter the university president, Arthur C. Vailas, sent Wednesday.