Topic: Ivy League
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5 reasons graphic novels are the next big thing at your library
The book format is everywhere, from ESL classrooms to Ivy League libraries.
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10 best books of January, according to Amazon's editors
Amazon editorial director Sara Nelson shares her thoughts about the Amazon staff picks for the 10 best books of January 2013.
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How savvy are you about real estate? Take our quiz.
You hire a real estate agent to help you buy or sell your home, your largest financial asset, but how do you know if he’s doing his job well? Even more worrisome, how do you know his financial incentives are aligned with your interests? As we show in our new book Inside the Sell, the best way to navigate the potential minefield of residential real estate is to find a great agent, but consumers are often asking the wrong questions. Take our quiz to test your real estate savvy:
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2 novels about dysfunctional families on vacation
These two novels center on family vacations that are anything but idyllic.
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What recovery? Top 10 cities losing jobs
For some regions of the US, talk of an economic recovery is more wishful thinking than reality. Here are the top 10 metropolitan areas that continue to struggle with unemployment, from the Carpet Capital of the World to the home of an Ivy League university.
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Opinion: Barnard College flap: Competition among women shouldn't be over men
Columbia University women are outraged that Obama will deliver the commencement address at Barnard College, the neighboring women's school. Some accuse Barnard women of wanting to bed and wed 'their' Columbia men. Why do women still define themselves in terms of men?
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March Madness 101: An introduction to the NCAA basketball tournament
The NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Tournament, more commonly known as 'March Madness', begins next Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio, with the championship game taking place in New Orleans on April 2nd.
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Allowed to stay, Miami student becomes face of Obama immigration policy
Obama administration gives Daniela Pelaez, a Miami high school valedictorian, a deportation reprieve. Her case affords the White House a political test of its new 'prosecutorial discretion' immigration policy.
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Israel's calculus on Iran: Shaped by leaders' youth in daring commando unit?
Prime Minister Netanyahu and his Defense minister served as brothers in arms in Sayeret Matkal, a sort of Ivy League for future Israeli leaders. Now they face a grave decision on Iran.
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Robert Reich The GOP slides right, and the rest of us should worry
Even if they don't win on Election Day, the fringe right-wingers who have taken over the Repuplican party, will have a deep, negative impact on our government.
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Opinion: Melissa Harris-Perry show at MSNBC breaks more than gender, race barrier
Melissa Harris-Perry is the first African American woman to solo-host a news and politics show on a major television outlet, MSNBC. But she also breaks a pundit barrier. As a professor at Tulane University, she raises academia to a new level where it can enrich public discourse.
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Chapter & Verse In an age of Kindles, Harcourt Bindery sticks to tried-and-true book methods
The Charlestown, Mass., bindery still makes books by hand, using a 19th-century production model.
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New York Police Department monitored Muslim students all over the Northeast
The New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students far more broadly than previously known, at schools far beyond the city limits, including the elite Ivy League colleges of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, the Associated Press has learned.
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Top 10 richest US presidents
Mitt Romney earned nearly $22 million in 2010. If elected, he would be in the Top 3 most wealthiest presidents. You may be surprised by who ranks among the Top 10 wealthiest US presidents.
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Change Agent As tensions over wealth gap rise, the rich are giving more
The top 50 charitable donors gave more in 2011: Are the super rich feeling the sting of public opinion?
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Green Economics How to fix California's college tuition problem
California residents are frustrated over the UC university system's uniform pricing. Would it be better if each campus set its own tuition rates?
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Occupy protests spread to US college campuses
As the Occupy Wall Street protests have grown to cities across the United States, they've also taken root at US universities, where students have staged rallies and walk-outs from classes.
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Does Harvard cause income inequality?
With the rise of "superstar pay" in the financial markets, are too many students choosing to go to Wall Street in lieu of becoming economics experts?
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Racecar driving: even 100 years ago, excitement outweighed the danger
Charles Leerhsen's new book "Blood and Smoke: A True Tale of Mystery, Mayhem and the Birth of the Indy 500" details the wild early days of the sport.
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'Occupy Wall Street' the Left's Tea Party? Maybe, but...
If Occupy Wall Street coalesces into something like a real movement, the Democratic Party may have more difficulty digesting it than the GOP has had with the Tea Party.
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College rankings: Princeton, Harvard best colleges
College rankings from U.S. News & World Report put five Ivy League schools in Top 10 best colleges. University of Maryland-Baltimore is up-and-comer in college rankings.
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Do you have to be a math whiz to understand 'Best College' rankings?
U.S. News & World Report's just-released college rankings pass judgment on more than 1,000 institutions, using an exhaustive three-step process. But don't worry, we won't test you on it.
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College rankings: Same US schools rise to the top again
College rankings: US News and World Reports has released its annual report on the best institutions of higher education in the US. These college rankings feature a handful of Ivy League schools.
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Witness to a decade that redefined Southeast Asia
As he leaves his post in Bangkok, a correspondent looks at how a rising China has changed the Southeast Asia region after 9/11.
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Abaarso Tech, run like a business, brings top-notch education to Somalia
Jonathan Starr founded Abaarso Tech in Somaliland to unlock the potential of the country's brightest boys and girls.
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Election 101: 11 questions about Rick Perry and his White House bid
James Richard Perry wants to hang his cowboy hat in the White House. The Texas governor announced Saturday at a campaign stop in South Carolina that he was running for president. He was also traveling later in the day to New Hampshire, and planned a trip to Iowa on Sunday. Governor Perry is a shrewd politician who oozes Texas swagger. His rock-solid record is buttressed by his state’s impressive jobs record. But is America ready for another cowboy president?
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Tuition costs high. But they earn 15 percent a year.
Tuition costs and other associated expenses for college average around $102,000. But the return on tuition costs in terms of increased earnings is about $570,000.
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Emma Watson to return to Brown University
Emma Watson, who left Brown University to pursue her career, announced she will be returning to the Ivy League next year.
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Gen Y becomes Gen G – the gourmet generation
For many young people, cooking is the hot new trend – becoming at once theater, entertainment, self-definition, status, and creative expression. Why Millennials wield spatulas and smoked paprika.
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Editor's choice: The Story of Charlotte's Web
How E.B. White wrote one of the most successful books in the history of children’s literature.
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