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Video: Target’s Fitbit Offer to Workers May Miss Its Mark

Mitesh Patel of the Perelman School of Medicine talks about who uses wearable fitness tracking devices.

Remembering the Rosenwald Schools

Witold Rybczynski of the School of Design writes about Julius Rosenwald schoolhouses.

College Achievement Among Asians, Pacific Islanders Varies Widely

An HBCU Fights to Survive

 Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on the financial issues plaguing Cheney University.

The Number of Black Teachers Has Dropped in Nine U.S. Cities

 Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education and the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about teacher retention.

Jeremy Siegel: Fed Rate Hike Could Reduce Uncertainty, Lift Stocks

 Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School talks about the effects of rate-hike uncertainty on the stock market.

FBI Official: Data Encryption Putting Criminal Suspects ‘Above the Law’

Matt Blaze of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is quoted.

CNN Hopes to Capture Candidates’ Combative Spirit in G.O.P. Debate

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center talks about political debates.

Women Lag Men in Medical Research Funds and Faculty Posts

At Colleges, Graduation Initiatives Save Time and Money

 Many students and parents worried about racking up loans while paying for four years of college may not realize a stark fact: Four-year degrees often take five or six years. Statistics reported by colleges and universities, compiled by the federal Department of Education, show around 40 percent of students in Pennsylvania and New Jersey graduate in four years from the school where they began. A majority of students nationwide take more than four years to finish.