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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College rankings have quartet of Ivy League schools at the top
College rankings are done each year by the monthly magazine, US News and World Report. Harvard and Princeton are the top two rated universities in the latest college rankings.
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Beyond flooding and fundamentalism: best books about Pakistan
Which books best deliver Pakistan behind the headlines?
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Shirley Sherrod debacle: why Obama stumbles on race
The Obama administration hastily forced the resignation of a black Agriculture Department official, Shirley Sherrod, who was accused of racism. Shirley Sherrod was later exonerated. It's the second time in two summers that President Obama has become mired in a matter of race.
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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan: What questions can she expect?
The Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan begin Monday. Here is a primer on how a deeply partisan Senate might challenge her.
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US college degrees: Still the best among world's top universities?
A US college degree has been the gold standard. But global economics and a crisis of confidence may be pushing the US down in rankings among top universities.
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Opinion: Elena Kagan and the case for an elitist Supreme Court
The Supreme Court was designed by the Founders to be elitist.
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Opinion: Gossipy college confession boards: how to break the addiction
Whether we log on to such gossip forums out of love, hate, entertainment, or pure fear, we implicitly sanction and perpetuate such discourse just by giving those kinds of sites the time of day.
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Obama cites 'temperament' of Kagan, Supreme Court nominee
President Obama notes consensus-building as a key attribute of Elena Kagan, his Supreme Court pick. She was the first female dean of Harvard Law School and the first female US solicitor general.
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Discussion question: What kind of diversity matters on the Supreme Court?
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Obama: 'civil, thoughtful' hearings on new Supreme Court justice
President Obama met Wednesday with key senators of both parties to discuss the nomination and confirmation process of a Supreme Court justice to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.
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The age of the rock-star economist is (mercifully) ending
In the trough of the great recession, America clung to a new breed of rock-star economist. Thankfully, that time seems to be ending.
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Is an Ivy League education worth the price?
Ivy Leagues offer lots of prestige and hefty price tags.
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The Monitor's View: Sandra Bullock and the blind side of NCAA March Madness
A movie like "The Blind Side," with Sandra Bullock and depicting a real scholar-athlete, has a lesson for the NCAA in this March Madness: Get the graduation rates up for players, especially blacks. Otherwise, Uncle Sam may be on your case.
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Reader Mailbag: Vehicle Shopping
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Classic review: The Chosen
Why being smart won't necessarily get you into Harvard.
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UCLA should boost revenue by accepting more out-of-state students
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Top universities: Britain pushes Oxford and Cambridge to recruit more widely
Top universities Oxford and Cambridge draw 43 percent of students from private schools that educate 7 percent of the population. They face pressure to take applicants' social and economic background into account.
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Money Daily Brief: EU unveils financial reform plan
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Media frenzy over Yale murder draws criticism
Commentators in New Haven, Conn., where Yale is located, said other local murders should get just as much attention as Annie Le's. Police charged lab technician Raymond Clark III Thursday.
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Opinion: Is the American dream dead?
If Washington insiders looked down on my family in our Wal-Mart clothes, how could they ever relate to the lives of most Americans?
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Ted Cruz: A GOP bid in Texas to win the Hispanic vote
The state's former solicitor general, running now for attorney general, hopes his Cuban heritage will be a plus with 'fundamentally conservative' Latinos.
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At picnic, Obama will be serving beer for a reason
The president's choice of beverages is an attempt to erase cultural lines between Gates and Crowley – and to strike a folksy note with Americans.
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The Monitor's View: Does Sotomayor practice identity justice?
The Senate must weigh her comments about judicial impartiality
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OpenCourseWare: College education, without the student loans
Free, online lectures and course materials offer Ivy-League classes to everyone.
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Admission
An Ivy League admissions officer worries about her school’s eager applicants, even as she struggles with a past secret of her own.
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