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Ben Carson cancels at Johns Hopkins: the perils of commencement speakers (+video)
Dr. Ben Carson had been scheduled to be the speaker at the diploma ceremonies for two Johns Hopkins schools, but comments he made about gay marriage brought complaints from students.
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U.S. News college rankings: not the only way to judge schools
The U.S. News & World Report annual ranking of colleges is out. But there are other rankings available, giving prospective students and their families information that may be more useful.
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Keep Calm Good Reads: What it means to be the "other" in America
This week's better long form stories help us make sense of the deeper cultural issues behind Sunday's Sikh Temple shooting, as well as the immigrant experience in America.
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Chapter & Verse Berenstain Bears 'have helped so many children through so many challenges'
Berenstain Bears co-creator Jan Berenstain has died at the age of 88.
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Leadership: For this non-profit organization, leaving was leading
A non-profit organization founder's maverick leadership move: leaving his vision to fresh faces.
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John Alston turns kids in hoodies into a choral band of brothers
An after-school program in Chester, Pa., gives at-risk teenagers a music education – and much more
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Koro language discovered in India
Koro language, spoken by roughly 1,000 people, has been discovered in a remote corner of northeast India. Researchers looking into the Koro language had to travel on foot to reach many in this area.
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With Michael Jackson, the end of the megastar?
Media fragmentation – and a public that's seen it all – makes it harder for today's artists to achieve global superstardom.
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'The Linguists': Raiders of the Lost Tongues
A documentary film about two scientists who roam the world to record vanishing languages is a vivid reminder of just how choosing to speak a mother tongue can be a political act.
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