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Stanford Names New York University Leader a Next President
A neuroscientist who leads a prestigious graduate school and biomedical research institute in New York City was named Thursday as Stanford University's next president, a position he said he would use to champion basic research and the value of a liberal arts education. Marc Tessier-Lavigne, president of The Rockefeller University, will become Stanford's 11th president on Sept. 1, the California university's Board of Trustees announced.
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No Test Scores? No Problem: Applications Surge After GW Goes Test-optional
Applications to George Washington University surged 28 percent in the first admission cycle after the school stopped requiring prospective students to submit SAT or ACT scores. GW officials said Thursday they received 25,431 bids for the entering 2016 class, up from 19,833 last year. About one out of every five applicants chose not to submit test scores. Under its test-optional policy, the private university in Washington said it has drawn more African-American and Latino applicants and more applicants whose parents did not go to college.
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As Clinton Seeks to Break the Glass Ceiling, Many Young Feminists Shrug
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s strategy with young feminists.
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What the Education Dept.’s Information-Security Breakdowns Really Mean
In hearings this week and last fall, members of Congress warned that the U.S. Department of Education, with its databases containing sensitive information on millions of students and parents, is a prime target of hackers. The lawmakers accused top department officials of failing to secure the agency’s vulnerable information systems. The hearings featured highly technical testimony from government investigators and department officials, along with plenty of finger-pointing and outrage from lawmakers.
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How Wing Bowl Contestants Eat 20 Pounds of Chicken in 30 Minutes
Marc Levine of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about how speed eaters manage to eat as much as they do and how quickly.
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Why Your Commercial District Needs an Anti-Poverty Strategy
Penn is mentioned as an anchor institution in University City for its contributions to job creation and real estate investment in Philadelphia.
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In New Sorting of Colleges, Dartmouth Falls Out of An Exclusive Group
Dartmouth’s elite standing in higher education is secure. Founded in 1769, the Ivy League college in New Hampshire is esteemed worldwide for teaching and research. But this week it fell out of a college club many want to enter: A group of roughly 100 research-focused schools that insiders call “R1.” Among the 15 schools that climbed into the R1 group were West Virginia, Northeastern and George Mason universities. So what is R1 and why does it matter?
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Obama Steps Up Pressure on College Accreditors
The Obama administration is stepping up pressure on the gatekeepers of billions of dollars in federal aid to crack down on colleges and universities where students fare poorly. Under Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell said he wants accreditors to “do more to address substandard and underperforming institutions” by focusing their efforts on weak schools while reviewing elite schools less rigorously. “Accreditors’ evaluations must increasingly put a premium on student outcomes,” Mr. Mitchell said in a memo laying out the second phase of an executive order announced in November.
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For Marissa Mayer, Yahoo’s Woes Keep Deepening
Lawrence Hrebiniak of the Wharton School shares his concerns about Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s leadership of the Internet company.
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It’s More Important for Kids to Be Authentic Than Creative
Adam Grant of the Wharton School shares his ideas on how parents can nurture creativity in their children.