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Race Matters
Princeton University late Thursday ended a sit-in in the president's office by agreeing to consider changing the prominent use of Woodrow Wilson's name -- in ways that honor the man who was president of the United States and of Princeton. The action was one of many in higher education in which colleges are trying to respond to a growing student protest movement that in the last 48 hours has seen new sit-ins and rallies -- and also new incidents of backlash and threats. Here is some of what happened in the last 48 hours:
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Experts: Black Studies Programs Facing Campus Challenges
Protests by University of Missouri black students that forced the school's administration to address racism and other problems mirror efforts decades ago that led many majority white schools to create African-American studies and other programs. But those programs and some ethnic studies departments across the country are struggling with funding, low-staffing and dwindling student enrollment, according to some experts.
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Most Freshmen Apply to One College, Data Suggest
Two-thirds of college freshmen who applied for federal student loans or grants last year indicated that they were applying to only one institution, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Education on Thursday. Sixty-eight percent of freshmen filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid during the 2014-15 academic year instructed the Education Department to send their information to only one college, the department said. That’s down from 80 percent in the 2008-09 school year.
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Pew: Rich Optimistic About City, Poor Not So Much
Camille Charles of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on a report released by the Pew Charitable Trusts that shows a divide in the perceptions about Philadelphia.
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Leaders of Leaders: How to Multiply Talent From the Inside Out
Stewart Friedman of the Wharton School is cited for his idea of “Total Leadership.”
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Doctors Debate Safety of Their White Coats
Neil Fishman of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a debate regarding the safety of white coats.
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3 Ways the Education Dept. Stands Accused of Mismanaging Student Aid
The Education Department got hit from all sides at a congressional hearing on Wednesday, with lawmakers, advocates, and investigators alike accusing the agency of everything from lax oversight to poor customer service. Their target was the department’s Office of Federal Student Aid, or FSA, the semiautonomous division charged with awarding billions of dollars in student grants and loans, and overseeing the thousands of contractors and colleges that deliver and manage that money.
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Audio: Listen: 4 Speeches to Hear Before Bernie Sanders’ Socialism Address
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says “Every program that conservatives haven't liked for the past 40 years has been identified as a socialistic program and no one has been standing up to defend socialism.”
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How Mental-health Care Entered the Debate Over Racial Inequality
Just before midnight on Thursday, November 12, nearly 200 students gathered outside the house of Peter Salovey, Yale University's president. Passing around a megaphone, they read him their demands. Among other things, they wanted mental-health professionals placed in each of the university’s four cultural centers, which serve black, Asian-American, Hispanic, and American Indian students. And in Yale’s Mental Health and Counseling Center, they wanted more counselors of color.
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Penn Chemist, Temple Physicist Win Phila. Science Award
Madeleine Joullié of the School of Arts & Sciences is highlighted for being a recipient of the John Scott Award.