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UNH asks students to protest Trump
The University of New Hampshire (UNH) has issued an apology after one of its official Facebook pages was caught making partisan political posts against Donald Trump and in favor of Hillary Clinton.
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Yale University
Yale professor makes test optional so students can cope with Trump win
A professor at Yale University has made an exam optional to allow his students to cope with their psychological devastation from Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election.
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Students at Brown and other colleges desecrate flag to protest Trump
Campuses around the U.S. have seen a rash of flag burnings, as students apparently distressed over Donald Trump's presidential victory are taking out their frustrations on a major symbol of America.
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Is student loan debt really a crisis?
Americans owed nearly US$1.2 trillion in student loan debt as of March 2015, more than three times the amount of debt from just a decade ago. Part of this increase in debt is due to more students attending college, but part can also be attributed to just the
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Harvard men’s soccer season canceled for rating women’s attractiveness
Harvard University canceled the rest of the men's soccer season due to a scandal over players rating the attractiveness of members of the women's soccer team.
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Why America urgently needs to improve K-12 civic education
The tone of this presidential election, often called "uncivil," has led many to call for an urgent improvement of civic education in America.
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The myth of the disappearing book
After years of sales growth, major publishers reported a fall in their e-book sales for the first time this year, introducing new doubts about the potential of e-books in the publishing industry. A Penguin executive even admitted recently that the e-books hype may have driven unwise investment, with the company
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Poll shows voters remain deadlocked on charter school question
BOSTON — Poll results released Friday show that the ballot question asking voters whether or not the state should lift the cap on the number of charter schools allowed to open annually remains a toss-up, while momentum is gaining for backers of legalizing marijuana. A Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll of
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