Schools, hospitals, and construction: These are the jobs with labor shortages that could stick around for years

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Healthcare is one industry that may have long-term labor shortages.

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Growing up in Uruguay, I thought college was a pipe dream. But I was accepted into Harvard with no help from consultants or private tutors.

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Getting into Harvard on his own was not easy.

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I worry I got into Yale only because I'm Black. I now do everything I can to prove I belong.

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Billionaire who gave $25m+ to Columbia says students are stupid for not supporting Israel, threatens to stop donating

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Supporters of both Israel and Palestine engage with each other at Columbia University on October 12, 2023 in New York City.
Supporters of both Israel and Palestine engage with each other at Columbia University on October 12, 2023, in New York City.

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Here are the 14 highest-paying bachelor's degrees

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The median earnings of people with just a bachelor's in electrical engineering was $106,600.

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I'm an American teaching at a university in Tokyo. College life is much different in Japan, from admissions to housing.

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UC Berkeley academic offered her students extra credit for going to pro-Palestinian protests and lobbying Congress about Gaza

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A student protest about the war in Israel/Gaza takes place at the University of California, Berkeley's Sather Gate on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023.

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I'm a college admissions expert. Here's my advice on what you should and shouldn't do on your applications.

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Read the new letter from Mitt Romney and billionaire Seth Klarman slamming Harvard's 'silence' over 'antisemitism on campus' as 'astounding'

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A group of Harvard alumni, including Senator Mitt Romney, have criticized the school leadership's response to purported antisemitism on campus: "Your silence as the situation intensifies is both astounding and frightening."

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Harvard takes another blow over Israel as ex-Maryland governor withdraws from a pair of fellowships citing 'dangerous antisemitism'

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Supporters of Palestine gather at Harvard University to show their support for Palestinians in Gaza at a rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on October 14, 2023; Maryland Governor Larry Hogan holds a news conference on the state's Covid-19 situation, at the Maryland State Capitol on August 5, 2021 in Annapolis, Maryland;
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