#College

#OnThisDay IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! I'm 61 years old today, a day I share with Michael Jordan, Huey P. Newton and footballer Jim Brown.Thanks to my Dad and Mother for being
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The conversation around forgiving student debt seems to focus all too much on people creating their own vision of reality rather than looking at the actual stats on student debt.
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No one talked about debt when I started college in 2005. My high school didn't have a guidance counselor, and no one in my family had gone to college. All
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1) I have a ton of thoughts abt this but for now I'll focus on one: The way sources in this story define 'rational choice' is purely circular: 'rational choice'
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I'm am really surprised by how many smart people are freaking out over the Big12/SEC/ACC saying they will still play. There is zero chance those schools get more than a
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In our #CommonCurrency work on freedom of expression we’re highlighting examples of: bans; calls being made to ban speakers; cancel culture; attacks on writers. We’re committed to promoting debate about
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i know i'm 40 but don't ever call my cohort "boomers." we are generation x, which is a bad name that i hate, but chronologically we are the very first
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Today seems like a good day to relate a conversation with a friend I once had who was getting an MA in higher education.I asked her WHY college was so
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This new behind the scenes look at the fight to #cancelstudentdebt has a lot to offer, but it misses the mark on one key piece of economic data-- the current
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Recently I shared what #CommonApp members can do to help students - esp. #firstgen and low-income students who’ve been impacted the most this year - better mitigate the impact of
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Story time:I've long been slightly embarrassed of my educational journey. Not because I went to a Community College, that was a great experience. Not entirely because I'm 33 and barely
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1/ Washington Avenue was still a dirt road, as were both Chestnut and Camp Streets which flanked the palatial home known both as the home of James Robb and John
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10 Buildings I haven never gotten out of my head. 1. All Saints, Margaret Street. Westminster, London. William Butterfield, 1859. Hearty on the outside and inside, a level of sophistication
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Re: student debt cancellation. First- the most practical, brass tacks case for it: it is bad for the economy to have multiple generations saddled with a generally unproductive debt in
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For the medicine bound:Does it matter what college I attend?(Thread) This subject came up in a heated discussion I was having this evening; Here is my 2cIf your goal is
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The statues debate seemed to have lost its momentum. - Oriel College are recommending moving Cecil Rhodes, the Telegraph reports.https://twitter.com/CamillaTominey/status/1273330482550276098 An Independent Commission on Inquiry will look in
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