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LOOK: Dad Makes Himself At Home In Rented Graduation Gown

Posted 05.03.2013 | College
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Ancient traditions have left us the fashion of graduation day, and it's a cruel marketplace that charges around $100 just so students can look matchy-...

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'I Pursued Education As if it Would Set Me Free'

Sarah E. Towne | Posted 05.06.2013 | Women
Read More: Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg, Phd, Work-Life Balance, Working Mom, Doctoral Program, Pregnant, Leaning In, Women News
Sarah E. Towne

I am the first in my family to graduate from college. I worked my way through college and a graduate program, finally landing in a top-ranked doctoral program. So, when I became pregnant halfway through my first semester of my Ph.D. program, I was terrified.

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Make LGBT Great: Leslie Calman

Christopher Dyer | Posted 01.09.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: LGBT Health Care, Leslie Calman, LGBT Issues, Make LGBT Great, Lesbian Health, Women's Health, Lesbian, Dr. Leslie J. Calman, Leslie J. Calman, Dr. Leslie Calman, Ph.D., Gay Voices News
Christopher Dyer

Because of her lifelong commitment to equality and justice, her tireless advocacy and leadership on improving the health of the LGBT community with a special focus on women's health, and her all-around fabulousness, Dr. Leslie Calman is making LGBT great.

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Public Diplomacy and the Flight to the Academy

John Brown | Posted 01.05.2013 | World
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John Brown

Today, American public diplomacy, once implemented by an independent and very imperfect agency, is hidden away at the regulations-driven State Department, some would say like a coffin at a funeral home, despite the good intentions of the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.

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Defense Department Threatened By STEM Worker Shortfall, Report Warns

Posted 10.25.2012 | Home
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Citing a potential shortfall in quality STEM workers, a report from the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council urges the Depart...

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Breaking the Silence: The Media and Male Sexual Abuse

Vivian Norris | Posted 10.24.2012 | Media
Read More: Court, Husbands, Bbc, Priests, Penn State Scandal, Incest, Psychoanalyst, Partners, Ireland, Jerry Sandusky, Media, Male Sexual Abuse, Prosecution, Intimate Relationships, Phd, Jimmy Savile, Penn State, Richard B. Gartner, Catholic Church, Alcoholism, Sex Abuse, Narcissism, Vatican, Drug Abuse, Media News
Vivian Norris

During the past few years we have finally been hearing more about an epidemic of sexual abuse of children , and thankfully, a few prosecutions. The pe...

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Student Pays Tuition Almost Entirely With Mail-In Rebates

The Huffington Post | Katherine Bindley | Posted 09.13.2012 | Home
Read More: Higher Education Costs, Rebates, Phd, Video, Education Costs, Rebate Checks, Jonathan Hood, Higher Education, Phd-Candidates, Home News

Higher education, for the most part, isn't considered to be affordable, but Jonathan Hood, a Ph.D. candidate at Auburn University, found an unconventi...

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How to Undo the Damage of Negativity

Maria Rodale | Posted 10.09.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Couples Counseling, Harville Hendrix, Maria Rodale, Marriage Advice, Getting the Love You Want, Relationship Advice, Maria's Farm Country Kitchen, Marriage Counselor, Imago Relationship Therapy, Phd, Helen Lakelly Hunt, Healthy Living News
Maria Rodale

by guest bloggers Harville Hendrix, PhD, and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD, relationship therapists and authors Hurtful words in a relationship can be lik...

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UDC Professors Investigated Over Their 'Fake' Degrees

The Huffington Post | Alyssa Creamer | Posted 07.27.2012 | College
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The University of District Columbia gave three professors raises when they received Ph.D.s. That's standard in academia -- unless the degrees are wort...

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

Suzanne Braun Levine | Posted 07.10.2012 | Fifty
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 | Healthy Living
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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 | Business
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 | San Francisco
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 | Business
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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 | Home
Read More: Careers, Philosophy, Higher Education, College, Career Change, Academia, Ph.D., Home 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 | Comedy
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 | Home
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, Home 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 | Comedy
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 | Parents
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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 | Business
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 | Divorce
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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 | Healthy Living
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 | Weird News
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 | Arts
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 | College
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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