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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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is giving schools supplemental material to combat 'misinformation and prejudice' about the Israel-Hamas war

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

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I encouraged my son to apply to only 3 colleges even though his friends were applying to 12 to 15. He still got into his dream school.

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