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Mother's Day: A Time To Say Goodbye To Old Grudges

Suzanne Braun Levine | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Women Over 50, Moms, Mother's Day, Women in Midlife, Parents, Relationships, Families, Terri Apter, Ph.D., Mothers and Daughters, Mothers-Day-Pkg, Fifty News
Suzanne Braun Levine

Like many women in midlife, I find Mother's Day as much a reminder of a fraught relationship as a celebration of motherhood. The emotional status of our relationship with them is a major factor in our ongoing reinvention.

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Be Willing To Dream: Choosing A Life Of Greatness

Wayne W. Dyer, Ph.D. | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Super Soul Sunday, Wayne W. Dyer, Consciousness, Wishes Fulfilled Wayne Dyer, Wishes Fulfilled, Super Soul Sunday Wishes Fulfilled, Emotional Wellness, Mindfulness, Ph.D., Gps-Soul, Healthy Living News
Wayne W. Dyer, Ph.D.

Begin noticing and be careful about keeping your imagination free of thoughts that you do not wish to materialize. Instead, initiate a practice of filling your creative thoughts to overflow with ideas and wishes that you fully intend to manifest.

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Today's Most Important Finance Story: Lan T. Pham, Ph.D., Told the CBO the Truth About Mortgage "Securities" and Was Fired for It

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Cbo, Financial Reform, Lan T. Pham, Mortgage Crisis, Robo-Signing, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Systemic Risk, Congressional Budget Office, Ph.D., Foreclosure Fraud, Foreclosures, Mortgages, Foreclosure Crisis, Subprime Mortgages, Foreclosure, Business News
Janet Tavakoli

This knowledge isn't unique or new. What is new is that Dr. Pham brought this forward to the CBO and apparently this information is being suppressed and denied by the CBO and in congressional reports.

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Stop Being Such a Girl

Vanessa Pinto | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Gender Stereotypes, Sex-Education, BIL 2012, Sex-Geek Boiler Room, Ph.D, Charlie Glickman, Sex Positivity, Masculinity, San Francisco News
Vanessa Pinto

Sugar, spice and everything nice is what little girls are made of. So, what are little boys made of?

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Bonnie Kavoussi

If You Lose Your Job, A College Degree May Not Protect You

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Advanced Degree, Phd, Unemployed, Video, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, College, Long-Term Unemployment, Long-Term Unemployed, College Degree, Business News

College graduates and advanced degree holders, once they are unemployed, are as vulnerable as high school dropouts to long-term joblessness, a new stu...

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My Post-Academic Year

Amanda Krauss | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Careers, Philosophy, Higher Education, College, Career Change, Academia, Ph.D., Education News
Amanda Krauss

If being "post-academic" means doing things not printed on your transcript, we're all post-academics. Applying knowledge to new situations is the point of an education, or at least it used to be.

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Newt Gingrich's Match.com Profile

John Blumenthal | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Hobbies, Mormon, Tiffany's, Ph.D, Iowa, Nancy Pelosi, Tulane University, Mitt Romney, Ethics, Newt Gingrich, Comedy News
John Blumenthal

Hobbies: Oh my goodness! There are so money... er... I mean many. I like to think a lot. Did I mention that I have a Ph.D from Tulane University?

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Listen Up! James Franco Is Reading A Story Aloud In Bed

Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Video, Amie Barrodale, Phd, Franco in Bed, James Franco Houston, William Wei, Paris Review, Franco Nyu, Franco Grad School, Franco PhD, Franco School, Franco Yale, James Franco, Culture News

Sometimes you just have to get into bed, pull out your iPhone, and read an Amie Barrodale short story from The Paris Review aloud. If you're James...

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Kick Your A!: A Primer

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Type a Personality, The Balanced Life, Nike, Humor, Parentingadvice, Work-Life Balance, Bake Sales, Parenting, Boardroom, Life, Stress, Phd, Multitasking, Corporate America, Overachievers, Corner Office, Corporate Ladder, Spirituality, Comedy, Comedy News
Sarah O'Leary

The following is an excerpt from Sarah O'Leary's book, "Kick A! How to Ditch Your Type A Personality and live a life you might actually ENJOY!" Stu...

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Should Your Kid Apply To Grad School Now?

Jacoba Urist | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Recent Graduate Employment, Graduate School Tips, Graduate Degrees, Phd, Graduate Schools, Graduate School Applications, Grad School Applications, Grad School, Parents News
Jacoba Urist

Why not encourage them to ride out the recession in the hallowed halls of higher education, and emerge in a few years with some bankable skills and an impressive degree? Well, here's my advice.

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How To Get More Women To Study Economics

WSJ | Ben Casselman | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Women, Phd, Eduction, Economics, Economic Education, University of Chicago, Financial Literacy, Upenn, Uc-Berkeley, Mit, Video, Business News

By Ben Casselman of The Wall Street Journal How can we get more women to study economics? Try hiring more female economics professors. That’s ...

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Why A College Fund Is An Essential Part Of Your Divorce Settlement

Natalie Pace | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: President, Degree, Pace, Divorce, Wage, Ivy League, Natalie, Wall Street, Invest, Education, Phd, Unemployment, Clinton, College, Stock, NataliePace.Com, Teen, 529, Divorce News
Natalie Pace

Include this life line in your divorce settlement. On June 29-30, 2011, President Bill Clinton brought together over 750 CEOs, NGOs, Nobel Prize wi...

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Hypnosis: Why It Is and Isn't Like Mindfulness

Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Mindfulness, Hypnosis, Retreat, Trudy Goodman, Ph.D., Conversation Elisha Goldstein, Steven D. Hickman. psy.d., Mind, Healthy Living News
Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D.

The following is one in a conversation between Trudy Goodman, Ph.D., Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. and Steven D. Hickman, Psy.D. for an upcoming retreat entitled "Mindfulness in Psychotherapy."

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Manga Doctorate? Fans Of Japanese Comics Can Earn Ph.Ds

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Comic Books, Manga Doctorate, Doctorate in Manga, Phds, Doctorate, Phd, Manga, Comics, Comic Book Phd, Japanese Comics, Japanese Comic Books, Weird News News

TOKYO — To earn this Ph.D., you need to hit the books – specifically, Japanese comic books. Japan's Kyoto Seika University said Tuesday i...

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Universities to Artists: Get a Doctorate?

Daniel Grant | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Phd, University of Cincinnati, Ohio State University, Mfa, Art Schools, West Georgia State University, Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design, Fine Arts Doctorates, Business of Art, Art Teaching, Texas Tech, Ohio University, Arts News
Daniel Grant

Artists are people who create their own credentials, but a movement may be afoot to create doctoral programs in studio arts.

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At Stanford Conference, Humanities PhDs Hope to Storm Silicon Valley

Ruth Starkman | Posted 07.14.2011

Read More: Higher Education, Stanford University, Humanities, Silicon Valley, Phd, College News
Ruth Starkman

What can humanities PhDs offer the world outside academia? Is there a larger role for humanists with higher education degrees and advanced knowledge in the world of financial and technological innovation?

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Separate Research and Teaching in Graduate Education

Herbert Gans | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Graduate Education, Graduate Students, College Curriculum, Phd, Graduate Dissertation, Research, Higher Education, Teaching, College News
Herbert Gans

Imagine a "primitive" culture which prepares its shamans to explore its ancient mysteries and understand its current problems, but then puts them to work minding its young -- and there you have a reasonably fair description of the current state of graduate education in America

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Creative Cultural Cross Referencing (How to Link Stephen Sondheim to the Original Siamese Twins)

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, Scott Barry Kaufman, Peter Glazer, Bob Merrill, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Conjoined Twins, E. L. Doctorow, Fanny Brice, Stephen Sondheim, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Phd, Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Jule Styne, Nick Arnstein, Flower Drum Song, Erika Chong Shuch, Gentleman Farmers, The Boys in the Band, Douglas Fairbanks, Chang and Eng Bunker, Philip Kan Gotanda, Yunah Hong, Side Show, Together (Wherever We Go), Edna Ferber, The Good Earth, UC Berkeley, Show Boat, Pearl Buck, Catch a Falling Star, Daisy and Violet Hilton, Marlene Dietrich, I Dream of Chang and Eng, Anna May Wong, Gypsy: A Musical Fable, Ragtime, Mart Crowley, The Thief of Baghdad, The Toll of the Sea, Funny Girl, Piccadilly, Rags, Film, Arts News
George Heymont

Let's look at two recent events, play a little cultural mashup, and examine the results.

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Professor Challenges Student's PhD.. In Court

thestar.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Phd Challenged, Gabor Lukacs, Jamie Kagan, Phd, University of Manitoba, College News

WINNIPEG -- The University of Manitoba is in court to defend its decision to grant a PhD to a student who failed an exam. University lawyer Jamie K...

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New Year, New MLA Dreams

Erica Daigle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Job Market, Phd, Academia, Graduate School, College News
Erica Daigle

Merry holiday fun time and new year that hopefully isn't as crappy as 2010!! It's been a while, but I'm back and with absolutely no resolutions. In fa...

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The Reusable Starbucks Cup Experiment

Gregory Unruh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recycling, Sustainable Business, Value Cycling, Phd, Barista, Consumption Habits, Starbucks, Sustainability, Coffee, Refills, Liability Issues, Executives, Green News
Gregory Unruh

No Starbucks barista was willing to refill my returned paper cup. But, interestingly, they were more than happy to refill my returned plastic reusable cup. What's the difference?

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From Head Injury to Head Case: 3 Reasons to Expand the NFL Brain Beyond Concussion Awareness

Kevin J. Fleming, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sports, NFL Concussions, Brain, Nfl, NFL Head Injuries, Nfl Is Head Serious About Safety, Neuroscience, Stuckness, Phd, Roethlisberger, Rick Telander, Chicago Sun Times, Sports News
Kevin J. Fleming, Ph.D.

Cortical damage or bruising of the brain can have a dramatic affect on emotional and physical health. It is about time that public awareness increased regarding this growing problem.

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Dr. Janitor: Paradox Or Reality?

Hack College | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Underemployment, Internships, Phd, Job Market, Janitor, Overqualified for Occupations, College News
Hack College

Gizmodo posted an interesting article earlier this week that says that at least 5,000 janitors working in America have Ph.Ds. Whoa.

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Women Earned More Doctoral Degrees Than Men In 2008-2009

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gender Gaps, Doctorate, Washington Post, Doctoral Degrees, Phd, Women Earn More Doctorates Than Men, Insidehighered.com, Higher Rate of PHDs for Women, College News, College News

Women outnumbered men for the first time in achievement of doctoral degrees in the 2008-2009 academic year, a new report details. According to the...

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Too Many Books, Too Few Bookcases

Erica Daigle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: University of Iowa, Phd, Unemployment, Liberal Arts School, Liberal Arts Education, Third World America, Recession, Graduate School, Unemployed Graduate, Economy, College News
Erica Daigle

What the placement advisors and dissertation committees don't tell you is that there is a strong possibility that you will be eating ramen noodles again. Or that you will not be able to afford bookshelves for the hundreds of books you own.

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