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College rankings might as well be student rankings

  • Written by Jonathan Wai, Assistant Professor of Education Policy and Psychology and Endowed Chair, University of Arkansas
College rankings often take student caliber into account, an analysis shows.vectorfusionart/Shutterstock.com

Each year various magazines and newspapers publish college rankings in an attempt to inform parents and prospective students which colleges are supposedly the best.

U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” –...

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Trump administration revives public charge clause that kept Nazi-era refugees from the US

  • Written by Laurel Leff, Associate Professor of Journalism, Northeastern University
“Give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet. And who will not become a public charge," said Acting head of Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli.AP Photo/Seth Wenig

During the Nazi era, roughly 300,000 additional Jewish refugees could have gained entry to the U.S. without exceeding the nation’s...

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The misguided attacks on 'This Land Is Your Land'

  • Written by Will Kaufman, Professor of American Literature and Culture, University of Central Lancashire
Some of Guthrie's greatest champions have had difficulties with the song.Al Aumuller/Library of Congress

In recent years, Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” has become a rallying cry for immigrants. And in July, after President Donald Trump tweeted that four Democratic congresswomen of color needed to “go back where...

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How two Islamic groups fell from power to persecution: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and Turkey's Gulenists

  • Written by Ahmet T. Kuru, Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University

Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s first-ever democratically elected president, died unexpectedly during a trial in June 2019. He was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, an almost century-old Islamist group that rose to power after the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.

Its political tenure was short. Morsi was deposed by a coup in 2013, on the one-year...

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What states that don't protect LGBTQ workers from discrimination have in common

  • Written by Tesa Rigel Hines, Clinical Instructor, American Politics and Public Policy, Purdue University Northwest
Some states protect LGBTQ worker from discrimination, but many others do not.Rachaphak/Shutterstock.com

Are you fully protected from employment discrimination?

For employees who identify as LGBTQ, and work in one of at least 17 states nationwide that fail to protect workers, the answer at best is uncertain. At worst, it’s “no”...

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Students who plan to seek more education than needed for their career earn more money

  • Written by Soobin Kim, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Michigan State University
Extra education has been shown to pay off in the long run.John O'Boyle/Flickr

When it comes to career success, it pays to aim for more education than what you need for the job you want.

That is the key finding of a new study that I and several colleagues did by analyzing the salaries of high school students who expected to get more education than...

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Guatemala: Corrupción, inseguridad son los primeros retos para el próximo presidente

  • Written by Naomi Roht-Arriaza, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Hastings
Alejandro Giammattei es un ex director de sistema penitenciario cuyo mandato se vio empañado por el asesinato de siete prisioneros en 2006 durante una redada policial. Fue acusado, pero nunca enfrento cargos relacionados con esas muertes.AP Photo/ Santiago Billy

El próximo presidente de Guatemala será Alejandro Giammattei, un...

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Guatemala: Corrupción e inseguridad son los primeros retos del próximo presidente

  • Written by Naomi Roht-Arriaza, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Hastings
Alejandro Giammattei es un ex director de sistema penitenciario cuyo mandato se vio empañado por el asesinato de siete prisioneros en 2006 durante una redada policial. Fue acusado, pero nunca afrontó cargos relacionados con esas muertes.AP Photo/ Santiago Billy

El próximo presidente de Guatemala será Alejandro...

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Cómo enseñar mejor a nuestros hijos en la era del big data

  • Written by Katie Headrick Taylor, Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development, University of Washington
Los niños no se definen por números. Chatchai Kritsetsakul/shutterstock.com

En la reunión de padres y maestros, me senté a un lado de la mesa frente a la maestra de mi hijo de primer grado. La maestra señaló porcentajes garabateados con tinta roja. Miré y escuché.

“Este...

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Stem cells could regenerate organs – but only if the body won't reject them

  • Written by Tobias Deuse, Professor of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
Lab-grown organs may not be so easy to transplant into a patient. ValentinaKru/Shutterstock.com

Many of the most common diseases, like heart failure, liver failure, Type 1 diabetes and Parkinson’s disease, occur when cells or whole organs fail to do their job. Wouldn’t it be fantastic if it were possible to replace cells in these...

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