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Josh A. Goodman

Tyler Clementi's Suicide: Best to Look Not Only at Ravi But at Society at Large

Josh A. Goodman | Posted May 26, 2012

Read More: LGBT, LGBT, Mental Health, Twitter, Gender Identity, Modern Family, Tracy Morgan, Bisexual, Dharun Ravi, Glsen, Internlized Homophobia, Lesbian, Rutgers Webcam Case, Sexual Orientation, Social Support, Suicidality, Suicide, Tyler Clementi

Dharun Ravi, the Rutgers student who notoriously spied on roommate Tyler Clementi's same-sex sexual encounters with a webcam in September 2010, was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Monday, May 21 for invasion of privacy and bias intimidation. Clementi, as is well known, committed suicide shortly after...

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John J. Powers

Life in a Dominican Batey

John J. Powers | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Dominican Republic, Batey, Dominican Republic Mission Team, Haitians, Sugar Cane

"Then the King will say, 'I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me -- you did it to me.'" Matthew 25:40


Let me introduce you to Willie, a 10-year-old boy from Batey 50, the poorest...

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Small, Private Colleges: Endangered Species?

Pamela Trotman Reid | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: College, College Closing, Higher Education, Private College, Small College, State Of Higher Education

Recently, another small college closed its doors. It was located in New England, the region of the country with the most rapid decline in youth and most rapid growth in aging populations. It was a college focused on creative writing, the arts and humanities. Although the National Association of Independent...

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Aundaray Guess

Black, Gay, HIV-Positive... And Now a College Graduate!

Aundaray Guess | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Black Gay Men, Black Msm HIV, Gay Black Men, Going Back To College, Going Back To School, Living With Hiv

I don't think I can do this.

This is what I told myself as I finished my first class of my freshman year at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies (NYU SCPS). The words were familiar to me, having echoed throughout my life. It started with my...

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Patrick O'Connor

The Perfect Gift for the High School Graduate

Patrick O'Connor | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: College Admissions, College Freshman, First Year At College, Graduating-High-School, Graduation, Graduation Gifts, High School Graduation, Summer Before College, Things To Do Before College

Seniors, here are some recommendations on how to spend your summertime. College is about trying new things, so give these a spin, and you'll hit the campus more flexible than Gumby after a yoga class:

Movie You Must See Before You Go To College The Shawshank Redemption...

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Ellen Schloemer

Student Loans: The Real Numbers to Worry About

Ellen Schloemer | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: College Board, Student Loan Defaults, College, For-Profit College, Students

News stories about student loan debt have suddenly become as numerous as stories on the U.S. economic recovery -- I counted over 20,000 articles/blog posts for each in the past month. Why the firestorm of press coverage? First, there's the possible doubling of interest rates on subsidized federal...

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Rachel Roy

The Two Words Everyone Fears: 'Public Speaking'

Rachel Roy | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Public Speaking, Fear Of Public Speaking, Public Speaking Advice, Public Speaking Tips

We receive a great deal of requests at the office to speak to large groups of people and it became a hot topic at a recent meeting with my team -- a debate, actually -- who jumps at the chance to command a large room and who would rather take...

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Adam Kissel

Reclaiming 'Labels'

Adam Kissel | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Freedom Of Speech, Freedom Of Speech College, Freedom Of Speech Derogatory Words, Public College Freedom Of Speech, Slurs, Stereotypes

Many are aware of a controversial part of The Vagina Monologues in which the audience is encouraged to "reclaim" a certain slur beginning with c that is sometimes used against women. Unfortunately, the idea of using derogatory words to draw attention to their effects in society has met...

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Yvette Kantrow

The Real Debt of College Education

Yvette Kantrow | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Graduate School, College, Debt, Education, Grad School, Student Debt

It's hard to turn around these days without bumping into a story bemoaning, debating, defending or decrying the skyrocketing costs of higher education. In recent weeks, the New York Times produced a series, "Degrees of Debt," examining the "implications of soaring college costs and the indebtedness of students...

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David Behling

The Glories of Caesar -- Patriotism, Ambition, Corruption

David Behling | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Julius Caesar, Contemporary Julius Caesar, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare

Shakespeare has become a minor obsession at our house. Over the past several years, we have seen several plays, mainly at the Guthrie, a theater up in Minneapolis. So far the list includes Julius Caesar, Henry V, Macbeth, Winter's Tale, Much Ado About Nothing, Midsummer Night's Dream, Merchant of Venice,...

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Katie Campbell

Things Are Looking Up: Graduation Gifts for 2012's Surefire Superstars

Katie Campbell | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: College Graduates, College Graduation Gifts, Gift Guide, Gifts, Graduation, Graduation Gifts, Recent Grads, Technology

2012-05-16-gradmain1.jpgStudents graduating from college in 2012 have an edge over other recent grads. US News reports that employers will hire 9.5 percent more than from the class of 2011 and that 2012 grads will be paid more on average...

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John A. Roush

The Expense of Ignorance and the Value of Accountability

John A. Roush | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: College Accountability, Education Accountability, Education Investment, Election 2012, Higher Education Accountability, Investing In Education

Self-educated though he was, Benjamin Franklin had a good sense of the importance of learning. "An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest," he wrote. And this is from the man who thought so much about investing that he proclaimed compound interest the eighth wonder of the world.
...

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Kate Otto

Summers of Service

Kate Otto | Posted May 27, 2012

Read More: College Students Summer Vacation, Community Service Vacation, Summer Vacation, Volunteering Summer Vacation

In major cities and campus towns around the country, graduation season is upon us: students sporting mortarboards and flowing gowns, 'Pomp and Circumstance' echoing on the breeze, and mouths and minds abuzz with the big question:

"What next?"

An increasingly popular answer for students, whether graduating this season or...

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Jim Downs

Who Invented Memorial Day?

Jim Downs | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: African Americans, African-American Issues, Memorial Day, South Carolina, U.S, U.S.A, United States, Americans, Charleston, Civil War, Culture, Dc, Logan, Memorial Day Weekend, U.s. History, Washington

As Americans enjoy the holiday weekend, does anyone know how Memorial Day originated?

On May 1, 1865, freed slaves gathered in Charleston, South Carolina to commemorate the death of Union soldiers and the end of the American Civil War. Three years later, General John Logan issued a special order...

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Sarika Arya

Your Story (VIDEO)

Sarika Arya | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Anti-Bullying, Anti-Gay Bullying, Bullying, It Gets Better, It Gets Better At Yale, It Gets Better Yale College, Overcoming Bullying, Slidepollajax, Video, Yale College It Gets Better, Yale It Gets Better, Yale It Gets Better Video


This is a story about you: You will survive bullying.

Never fool yourself into thinking your experiences are unique and that you are alone in your suffering. We have met individuals who, like you, feel lonely, ashamed, depressed, hated, and even ready to die. But they are still here,...

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Norma Cook Everist

Inclusive Exceptionalism

Norma Cook Everist | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: American Exceptionalism, Mike Coffman, Obama American Exceptionalism, Air Force Academy Commencement Speech, Mike Coffman American Exceptionalism, Obama Commencement Speech

They walked across the stage, over 1,000 of them, one by one for an hour or more. President Obama, after he delivered his commencement address Wednesday, met each of the Air Force Academy graduates center stage with a salute, a handshake, and a personal word as he put...

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Karen Purcell, P.E.

We Can STEM the Gender Gap

Karen Purcell, P.E. | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: STEM Gender Gap, STEM Women, Women In Science, Science Gender Gap, Women STEM Careers, Women STEM Fields

Why is there such a gender imbalance when it comes to the science, technology, engineering, and math (or STEM) fields? What characterizes a career in math or in science that keeps them male-dominated even today, when women, at least on paper, share the same freedoms as men? What is it...

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Allison Singh

Jilted and Jaded -- How to Help Students Move On After College Rejection

Allison Singh | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: College Admissions, Getting Into College, College Rejection, College Rejection Letter, First Choice School, Rejection Letter College

They say the first heartbreak is the hardest to get over. For many students, this comes in the form of a rejection letter from their dream college. Tuition deposits were due May 1, yet some students are still pining over their lost love. Parents try to lift their spirits by...

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Jane Carlin and Barb Macke

At Your Service -- 24/7

Jane Carlin and Barb Macke | Posted May 24, 2012

Read More: 24/7, Digital Age, Information Literacy, Librarians, Librarians Online Available, Virtual Reference

A lot has been written about the growing number of online courses in higher education. For many years this arena has been dominated by the "commercial universities" but recently Harvard and Stanford have stepped into the playing field with much success. Combining the best in technology with the intellectual expertise...

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Bill Blanning

Just Graduated and Can't Find a Job? Give Your Gap

Bill Blanning | Posted May 24, 2012

Read More: College Gap Year, Gap Year, Gap Year College, Gap Year Students, Youth Volunteering

So you're graduating into a tough economy, and job prospects are bleak. Or maybe you just want to take a break before going on to grad school. So what can you do with your "gap year"?

This is what a group of University of California-San Diego grads did: first, they...

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