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Students’ Protests May Play Role in Supreme Court Case on Race in Admissions
As student protests over racial injustice are exploding at campuses across the nation, the Supreme Court is preparing to hear a major case that could put an end to racial preferences in college admissions. The tense atmosphere on campuses may alter the legal dynamic when the case is argued on Dec. 9. “It’s quite possible,” said Michael C.
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Where to Draw the Line on Gene-editing Technology
PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences writes about boundaries of genetic engineering.
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Audio: Families and Money
Ellen Berman of the Perelman School of Medicine is interviewed about how to handle finances and families.
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Colleges Grapple With Best Ways to Address Race Incidents
Officials were slow to handle racial incidents at the University of Missouri, and that contributed to protests, a student hunger strike, a threatened boycott by the football team and ultimately, the resignations of two administrators. At the University of Oklahoma, damage over a racist chant that was caught on video was kept to a minimum when the school president acted quickly to expel the students and condemn the episode.
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Cyber Monday: What Happens to Your Data When You Shop Online?
Doctoral candidate Timothy Libert of the Annenberg School for Communication is cited for researching websites that leak user data to third parties.
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Four Tough Things Columnists Should Do Before Writing About Universities
As an ongoing observer of the bipartisan War on College, I read a recent column on cost containment in higher education by The Washington Post’s Steven Pearlstein with great interest. Pearlstein is a smart guy, and he stresses four “tough things” that universities must do to contain costs. Some of the recommendations he makes based on what he “observed during four years as a professor at George Mason University” are worth considering.
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Video: Do Your Homework Before Donating on ‘Giving Tuesday’
Katherina Rosqueta of the School for Social Policy & Practice’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy offers advice about researching the effectiveness of charities.
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More Complaints Than Findings
In an op-ed this month on rising racial tensions on campus, Education Secretary Arne Duncan noted that in his seven years in office, the department's Office for Civil Rights has received more than 1,000 complaints about racial harassment in higher education. He said this statistic was an indication that the current concerns about race on campus are "no small issue." Duncan didn't note how small a proportion of those complaints have resulted in findings of discrimination. Most of the complaints, in fact, never result in a complete investigation by OCR, let alone a finding.
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Underemployment Among College Graduates Drops, Report Says
Report: “Sharp Declines in Underemployment for College Graduates”Organization: Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce
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A Rare Condition Unfamiliar in U.S.
Michael Rubenstein of the Perelman School of Medicine pens an article about the rare disorder, Sydenham’s chorea.