Chinese woman denied teaching certificate because of height
A Chinese woman has been told that she is unable to graduate as a teacher - because she is too short.
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Voice Mail From a ‘Concerned American’
Professor with Asian name shares voice mail she received -- full of inaccuracies and bigotry -- as one story of the impact of anti-Chinese and anti-immigrant rhetoric.
SCF’s Weekend College offers flexibility for students
State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) has created Weekend College to help working or busy adults who want a college degree.
Chinese students in UK ‘more distressed’ than peers back home
Major study may reflect how the most stressful part of higher education in China is actually the entrance exam
Cohen says his loyalty is first to family and country, not Trump
President Donald Trump's longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, is putting his loyalty to "family and country" before his old boss.
How eating seaweed can help cows to belch less methane
Emissions from the nearly 1.5 billion cattle on earth are a major source of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.
Data, AI and the tragedy of the commons
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Social media feeding a manipulation machine
Computer scientist Jaron Lanier says people should delete their social media accounts in order to get a greater perspective on life.
Universities ‘must read applicants’ work to defeat impact factor’
Nobel laureates call for early career researchers to be freed from ‘publish or perish’ mentality
Elevating college completion
Only about half of students who begin college actually complete their degree, which makes it increasingly difficult and expensive to brush the college completion problem under the rug.
