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If Condoms Are Free, Why Aren’t Tampons?
Student activists at the University of Arizona issued a list of demands on Tuesday that included urging the university to provide free tampons and menstrual pads on campus. The demand was immediately mocked by some conservative commentators (“campus crybullies demand free tampons,” the Breitbart headline reads), but the request is not unusual.
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Burning More Calories Lowers Your Risk of Developing Dementia, New Study Says
Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on researching showing that “what’s good for the heart is also good for the brain.”
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Meet the Academics Who Want Donald Trump to Be President
Peter Calautti finds a lot to like about Donald J. Trump. He likes that the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination is speaking to the concerns of people in working-class neighborhoods like the one where he grew up. He likes that Mr. Trump isn’t afraid to talk about illegal immigration. He likes that the Republican Party, which he says has abandoned conservative principles in favor of large-scale military intervention and tax cuts for the rich, is being punished by Mr. Trump’s ascendancy.
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No, Protesters Who Point Out Campus Racism Aren’t Silencing Anyone
Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education writes about a new era of “political correctness.”
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Audio: Ballot Talks: Politics and Social Media
Ken Winneg of the Annenberg Public Policy Center talks about the role social media plays in politics.
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A Liberal Arts College Pinned Its Hopes on a Corporate Leader, And a Culture Clash Ensued
The former president of Mount St. Mary’s University said at an advisory board meeting that, in effect, liberal arts didn’t sell. The term just didn’t poll well with students, he said. The discipline needed a new name or a different approach to attract more students. To some, it was a moment that encapsulated Simon Newman’s divisive tenure at the country’s second-oldest Catholic university: The private-equity chief executive and entrepreneur, an outsider, was bringing in business and marketing ideas and suggesting a new approach to an age-old enterprise.
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Harvard Report Highlights Concerns About Exclusive All-Make Clubs
A sexual-assault-prevention task force at Harvard University this week presented a damning portrayal of the institution’s prestigious "final clubs," saying the mostly male-only social organizations foster "a strong sense of sexual entitlement" and "deeply misogynistic attitudes." The task force’s report has stirred debate about the role of the clubs — which are akin to similarly exclusive groups at other elite colleges — in a university community that strives to be welcoming to all.
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Temple, Penn Picked to Join $30M Concussion Study
Penn has been chosen to participate in a concussion and head trauma study.
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Penn Study Finds Drawbacks to Cost-saving Measures in Pubic Mental Health Clinics
Rinad Beidas of the Perelman School of Medicine is featured for leading a study that reveals unintended consequences of a workforce shift designed to save costs in public clinics.
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Mothers With No Paid Maternity Leave Turn to Crowdfunding
Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says, “Whether it’s ‘friends and family’ versus venture capital funding or versus a payday loan, going to your own community is a better bet.”