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Honors College Promise Prestige, but They Don’t All Deliver
When the idea of starting an honors college at Western Carolina University first came up, in the mid-1990s, it seemed like a big leap to many people on the regional public campus. Maybe too big a leap, given the university’s role in the state of expanding average citizens’ access to higher education. But to John W. Bardo, the chancellor at the time, the idea held too much promise to pass up.
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Judge Rules Bankrupt Law Grad Can Cancel Some Debt
A federal judge ruled that law-school graduates who file for bankruptcy protection can cancel the debt they racked up while studying for the bar exam, finding such loans are different from traditional federal student loans that are rarely canceled by bankruptcy. In an opinion filed Thursday, Judge Carla Craig of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Brooklyn, N.Y., said bar-exam loan debt is “a product of an arm’s-length agreement on commercial terms” and doesn’t fall into the category of a student loan that sticks with a borrower who files for bankruptcy.
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A Wave of Sexual-assault Cases Kindles Anger on Baylor’s Campus
One by one, women stepped up to a chalkboard at the back of a Baylor University chapel and erased one of the lies they’d been told about rape: that if they’d been drinking, they had it coming; that the guy had a right to expect sex; that if they’d forgotten some details, their account couldn’t be true.
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Diversifying a Discipline
Seven years ago, Ronke A. Oke felt as if she no longer belonged in philosophy. For Ms. Oke, earning a master’s degree at the University of Memphis had been difficult, and she considered quitting the discipline and not going for her Ph.D. Her experience at Memphis stood in stark contrast to her undergraduate years at Spelman College, a historically black institution. At Spelman, Ms. Oke, who is black, could imagine herself as a philosopher. Most of her professors were black women. She was not yet aware of philosophy’s reputation as an old boys’ club.
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No Photos, Please! Families of My Dying Patients Shy Away From Taking Pictures in Hospice, but Why?
David Casarett of the Perelman School of Medicine writes about why families shy away from photographing their dying relatives.
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Don’t Grade Schools on Grit
Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences shares her opinion on how “grit” should not be tested and graded in schools.
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War on Terror Taking a Toll on Bomb Dog Supply
Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine says, “More developing countries are incorporating detection dog teams into their national security plan.”
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At UC Berkeley, Promises of a Crackdown on Sexual Misconduct Are Met With Skepticism by Students
Thirteen female students accused a UC Berkeley sociology professor of unwanted sexual advances, including hugs and attempted kisses. One of them said he offered a higher grade if she would sleep with him; another said he wrote a negative letter of recommendation when she rebuffed his advances. University officials found Abdelbaki Hermassi responsible for sexual misconduct, suspended him without pay for one quarter and placed the findings in his personnel file. Outraged students found those sanctions inexcusably lenient and mobilized campuswide sit-ins and protests. The year was 1980.
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The Other Opioid Crisis – People in Poor Countries Can’t Get the Pain Medication They Need
Graduate student Luke Messac of the School of Arts & Sciences writes about patients in poor countries who do not have access to opioid pain medication.
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At Penn, Global Health Pioneer Speaks of Morality and Medicine
Glen Gaulton of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about directing Penn’s Center for Global Health.