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Brown U. student uncovers lost Malcolm X speech (AP)

creative — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:44:29 +0000

AP – The recording was forgotten, and so, too, was the odd twist of history that brought together Malcolm X and a bespectacled Ivy Leaguer fated to become one of America’s top diplomats.

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Brown U. student uncovers lost Malcolm X speech
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As colleges obsess over rankings, students shrug (AP)

publisher — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:50:58 +0000

AP – When US News & World Report debuted its list of “America’s Best Colleges” nearly 30 years ago, the magazine hoped its college rankings would be a game-changer for students and families. But arguably, they’ve had a much bigger effect on colleges themselves.

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As colleges obsess over rankings, students shrug
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Year-over-year jobs data by race and education (AP)

creative — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:00:40 +0000

AP – Year-over-year jobs data by race and education

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Year-over-year jobs data by race and education
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Former Ala. professor’s lawyers want trial delayed (AP)

publisher — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:01:01 +0000

AP – Lawyers for a former Alabama professor accused of killing three colleagues during a faculty meeting want a state appeals court to delay her March trial because officials haven’t paid for expert witnesses or testing by a neurologist.

Some colleges cut tuition, hasten graduation (Reuters)

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:15:33 +0000

Reuters – Even before President Barack Obama announced plans last month to push colleges to improve affordability, a number of schools beat him to the punch by lowering tuition and helping students graduate in fewer semesters.

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Some colleges cut tuition, hasten graduation
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AP source: Facebook IPO won’t affect Newark pledge (AP)

creative — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:21:40 +0000

AP – Facebook’s public stock offering apparently will not affect its company co-founder’s pledge of shares worth $100 million to the Newark, N.J., school system.

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AP source: Facebook IPO won’t affect Newark pledge
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Sallie Mae will credit $50 fee to suspend payments (AP)

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:29:25 +0000

AP – Private student lender Sallie Mae is changing how it handles a fee it charges struggling borrowers who seek to temporarily suspend payments.

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Sallie Mae will credit $50 fee to suspend payments
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Summary Box: Sallie Mae changes policy on loan fee (AP)

publisher — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:05:51 +0000

AP – THE NEWS: Private student lender Sallie Mae is changing how it handles a fee that struggling borrowers must pay to temporarily suspend payments.

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Summary Box: Sallie Mae changes policy on loan fee
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Colo. lawmakers consider trans-fat ban in schools (AP)

creative — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:39:16 +0000

AP – The nation’s leanest state is taking aim at junk food in school cafeterias as it considers the nation’s toughest school trans-fat ban.

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Colo. lawmakers consider trans-fat ban in schools
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Stomach illness strikes 300 San Francisco students (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:37:14 +0000

Reuters – A Jesuit high school in San Francisco was closed for the rest of the week on Wednesday after about 300 students and 30 faculty were stricken by a stomach ailment marked by nausea and vomiting, officials there said.

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