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Trump’s Rhetoric Is Harsher Than Previous Nominees
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center shares her thoughts on Donald Trump’s rhetoric during this campaign season saying, “the boundaries of traditional campaign discourse have been breached.”
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Ruling Signals ‘Yellow Light’ On College Affirmative Action
In upholding an affirmative action program at the University of Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court provided some reassurance to the minority of the nation’s colleges that continue to consider an applicant’s race in admissions. But Thursday’s ruling is unlikely to result in an expansion of more explicit race-conscious practices that have fallen out of favor in the past two decades due to shifting public opinion, previous court rulings and state bans for public institutions, legal and education experts said.
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The Dutch Fight for Research Integrity
Every researcher in the Netherlands is to be questioned about whether they have committed research misconduct or engaged in “sloppy science” as part of a major national effort to bolster scientific standards. In response to rising concerns over a “reproducibility crisis” in science and a series of high-profile fraud cases in the Netherlands, the country is to commit 8 million euros ($9 million) to understanding the problem, finding solutions and trying to reproduce critical studies.
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Audio: Strong Reaction Locally After SCOTUS Affirmative Action, Immigration Rulings
Kermit Roosevelt of the Law School comments on the Supreme Court immigration ruling that invalidates President Obama’s DAPA Executive Order.
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The Path from Harvard and Yale to Goldman Sachs Just Changed
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has always sought to attract the best and the brightest. Now it also wants the most committed. The bank has concluded that helping to widen the pool of candidates beyond those from elite schools like Harvard University and Yale University will enable it to find students loyal to the industry. So it is making changes in the way it interviews and assesses candidates for summer analyst roles, typically the first-rung jobs for a banking career.
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Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action Program at University of Texas
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to a race-conscious admissions program at the University of Texas at Austin, handing supporters of affirmative action a major victory. The decision, Fisher v. University of Texas, No. 14-981, concerned an unusual program and contained a warning to other universities that not all affirmative action programs will pass constitutional muster. But the ruling’s basic message was that admissions officials may continue to consider race as one factor among many in ensuring a diverse student body.
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Since Prop. 209, UCLA Has Worked Hard to Boost Diversity on Campus
Damion Lester is just the kind of kid UCLA would love to have. He’s a straight-A student, class president and technology buff who is building his own computer from scratch. The standout student at Washington Preparatory High School in South Los Angeles also is African American — a demographic the Westwood campus is working hard to woo to make sure its student body reflects the state’s rich diversity. Some of UCLA’s best and brightest gave him and other students a five-star tour this year, complete with academic advice, financial aid information and a Bruins cinch bag and water bottle.
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New Penn Center to Lead U.S. Alzheimer’s Disease Research Coordination
Gerard Schellenberg and Li-San Wang of the Perelman School of Medicine are quoted about leading a new Alzheimer’s disease research center.
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The Creepy Science Behind Why You Love Target So Much
Sudeep Bhatia of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about the science of why people love shopping at certain stores and focuses on Target.
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Study Casts Doubt on Value of Remedial Math for College
Colleges routinely force students with weak math skills to take remedial classes before enrolling in one that yields credit, a requirement that poses one of the biggest hurdles for disadvantaged Americans on the path to getting a degree. Many placed in remediation get disheartened or sidetracked and end up dropping out of college before they ever really start. New research suggests these students might fare better if they simply start in a college-level course and are given extra help on the side.