At Norland College, future nannies take courses on early childhood education and cooking alongside learning to fend off kidnappers and shielding strollers from paparazzi.
Category: Colleges and Universities
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Beauty Over Brains: Japan’s Skin-Deep University Pageants
The contests reflect a culture that often judges women by their appearance and slots them into rigid, gender-defined roles.
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Century-Old Letters Add New Twist to Michigan-Ohio State Rivalry
Fans have long wondered whether Michigan’s famed coach, Fielding Yost, had a hand in derailing Ohio State’s 1922 season. Newly uncovered correspondence shows exactly how he did it.
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How Colleges and Sports-Betting Companies ‘Caesarized’ Campuses
In order to reap millions of dollars in fees, universities are partnering with betting companies to introduce their students and sports fans to online gambling.
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The First H.B.C.U. Gymnastics Team is Aiming Even Higher
Fisk University put a gymnastics team together after sensing an opportunity to encourage Black women to compete in the college sport.
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How Fairfield University Ended Up With Few Low-Income Students
Fairfield has the lowest percentage of Pell Grant recipients of any college in the United States. But was it a choice?
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University of Virginia Cancels Final Home Football Game After Shooting
Three football players were killed on campus earlier this week.
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Female College Athletes Say Pressure to Cut Body Fat Is Toxic
Several women in track and field said their mental health spiraled as they skipped meals to be leaner at the urging of coaches and peers.
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CUNY Graduates With Tech Degrees Struggle to Land Tech Jobs
Students at the City University of New York are increasingly graduating with degrees in technology. A new report details the obstacles they face in landing jobs.
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As Dollar Strengthens, U.S. Students in Europe Feel the Benefits
The pound and the euro are trading at decades-long lows against the dollar. For American students abroad, that has made weekend trips, dinners and theater tickets (somewhat) less of a splurge.
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Education Department Expands Student Loan Relief Programs
A lengthy set of rule changes will reduce the total cost for many federal student loan borrowers and ease rules for debt elimination.