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University of California San Diego students protest racial discrimination

Students at UC San Diego protested the legacy of under-representation of African American students among the student body. Data published by the...

Full ride scholarship offers are often too good to be true

(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Both graduate and undergraduate students are scrambling for fewer, available scholarships thanks to the economic down turn...

Connections between Farah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, and UCLA provide an opportunity for redemption

With today’s sad passing of both Farah Fawcett and Michael Jackson, UCLA medical programs are once again in the spotlight. Last year’s...

WolframAlpha could change the the math world & the lives of students who struggle to get through it

Stephen Wolfram wants to make complex math accessible to everyone. His solution?Creating one of the first computer math engines -WolframAlpha (www...

Is Harvard evolving into one of its social clubs that favor wealth & privilege over merit?

It seems so difficult to discern the mission of many elite colleges and universities. For example, Harvard University professes they make a strong...

Students increasingly turning to meds for academic success

Students working to succeed in the high stakes world of grad school are looking for an edge in the form of drugs like Adderall. It has long been...

Tufts University administrators guilty of stealing from college funds

The Boston Globe reported that people serving as both the Director and the Budget and Fiscal Coordinator of Office of Student Activities separately...