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What Is Harvard Known For? A Closer Look at Its Reputation

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The school pushes students to improve their skills in critical thinking, independent research, and intellectual exploration. Majors at Harvard Harvard has a broad liberal arts and sciences education for its undergraduates since the school believes that you have to understand the world before you try to change it.

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What You Need to Know About Vanderbilt University

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Student Cohort Vanderbilt University has a total student population of 13,710 students including 7,151 undergraduate students and 6,559 graduate students. 52% of students are women and 48% of students are men. The 4-year graduation rate is 88.76%. The 6-year graduation rate is 93.38%.

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Rising Grad School Debt Is Decreasing Students’ ROI

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During a similar period, average debt for graduate degree-holders has increased by more than $26,000. Small increases in wages coupled with large increases in costs for graduate programs and debt incurred by graduate students have led to lowered ROI.

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An Educator’s Posthumous Gift to Alma Mater Will Help Fund Scholarships for New Teachers

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Carol Mathews LeBeau graduated from William Paterson University in 1945. After her daughter Juliet died in June, 35% of LeBeau's estate went to her alma mater Her gift will set up a fund to create the Carol Mathews LeBeau Special Education Scholarship, available to graduate and undergraduate students.

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action in College Admissions

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The court issued two additional decisions in 2003, one in 2013, and most recently in 2016. In that 2016 ruling, the court upheld an affirmative action program at the University of Texas, concluding for the third time that educational diversity justifies the consideration of race as one factor in admission decisions.

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Affirmative Action Ban Would Limit Faculty Diversity

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The Supreme Court's upcoming decisions on affirmative action could have implications for graduate school admissions, not just undergraduate. Fewer graduate students of color means fewer faculty of color for years to come. As the higher education community braces itself in anticipation of the U.S.

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Schooled in Love: Fun Valentine's Day Facts From College Campuses

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In fact, several celebrities met their future spouses as students. While attending Harvard University- and creating Facebook in his spare time- Mark Zuckerberg reportedly met his future wife at a fraternity party in 2003. They were together nearly a decade before officially changing their relationship status to ‘married.’