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Loretta Ford, ‘Mother’ of the Nurse Practitioner Field, Dies at 104

She transformed nursing by making it an area of clinical practice and research and recasting nurses as colleagues of doctors, not assistants.

By Clay Risen

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An Artist Who Has Something in Common With Her Subjects

Rachel Handlin is possibly the first person with Down syndrome to receive an M.F.A., and one of just a few to hold a bachelor’s. Her first solo show features her portraits of others like her.

By Kate Dwyer

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New Graduate Program Takes a Critical Approach to Fashion

Pratt Institute’s Fashion Collection + Communication program, which debuted this fall, expects students to examine the industry and learn to design.

By George Etheredge for The New York Times

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Will Trump Try to End the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program?

There is widespread concern that President-elect Donald J. Trump may end it, since he has tried before. But that may be the wrong thing to fear.

By Ron Lieber