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Rhodes Scholar who went to a $30k-a-year private school is accused of faking poverty to win a place at Oxford University, report says
A tip-off email included images of Mackenzie Fierceton sky-diving and riding a horse from the yearb…
Joshua Zitser
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I'm the first Latino DACA recipient to win a Rhodes Scholarship. Here's how I want to give back to the elementary school teacher and the city that helped me excel.
Santiago Potes said he credits his elementary school teacher, Marina Esteva, as a main reason why h…
Elisa Xu
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The life of Rachel Maddow: how a Rhodes scholar and AIDS activist became America's most unlikely cable television host
Maddow is known for being extremely intelligent - she won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford, but it's …
James Pasley,James Pasley
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Meet this year's 32 genius American Rhodes scholars - including a record-setting 21 women
This year's group includes 21 women, which is the most ever in a single Rhodes class; almost half o…
Mary Hanbury
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Here's where this year's Rhodes Scholars went to college
They include a member of the US National Rowing team, an Alzheimer's disease social activist, and G…
Jeremy Berke
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A Rhodes Scholar applicant had to answer this very uncomfortable question
Not every applicant gets questions about Rhodes' racist views, but shock questions are standard pro…
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The rise of Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, who overcame the COVID-19 travel slump and is now leading the company through rental crackdowns
Brian Chesky, Airbnb's 43-year-old cofounder, had an unconventional path to Silicon Valley. Now his…
Jordan Hart,Dan Latu,Avery Ha…
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2 teens found each other after one tossed a message in a bottle into the ocean 7 years later they reunited and their story went viral on TikTok
Anna Molinari and Sumner Mattingly's story sounds like something out a Nicholas Sparks' summer roma…
Julie Gerstein
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I can't afford $10,000 precollege programs to give me a better shot at getting into Ivy League schools. I wonder how much I need them in the first place.
The author says that she can't afford expensive programs at Ivy League schools but that she plans t…
Aina Marzia
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An NFL draft pick said the first change in his life after being selected is his mom is now retired, fulfilling a childhood promise
After Michigan defensive end Kwity Paye was selected in the first round by the Indianapolis Colts, …
Jackson Thompson
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White House interns will be paid for the first time this fall, opening the doors of the prestigious program to lower-income applicants
"You do the White House internship, you're pretty set. Most doors open," an advocate and former unp…
Juliana Kaplan
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I live on a boat to help me pay off my $80,000 student-loan debt. Living this way has expenses, but I think there's a financial upside.
Cody Plante regrets his graduate school loans and said now he may die with some debt if he doesn't …
Jen Glantz
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What is a 529 plan? How they work and what they're used for
A 529 plan is an investment account earmarked for educational expenses. Earnings and withdrawals ar…
Lee Huffman,Tessa Campbell
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Bank of England apologises for past links to slavery
About 46,000 people were paid a total of 20 million pounds - the equivalent of 40 percent of all an…
PTI
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Biden to nominate Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary
If Buttigieg is confirmed by the Senate, he will become the first openly gay Cabinet secretary in U…
John L. Dorman
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6 alternatives to an expensive undergrad degree, and what exactly to do to avoid massive student debt
To help fill in-demand jobs, companies like IBM and Toyota have spearheaded apprenticeship programs…
Marguerite Ward
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Naomi Wolf's slide from feminist, Democratic Party icon to the 'conspiracist whirlpool'
The best-selling author and one-time Democratic Party insider has more recently aligned herself wit…
Ian Burrell
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Former Star Yale Quarterback Says University Sexual Assault Policy 'Nearly Ruined My Life'
In his Globe op-ed, Witt emphasizes that the complaint was informal and that he was told that "the …
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The head of one of the best universities in the world says that affirmative action means 'lower standards'
Oxford's prestige stems from centuries of being considered among the best universities in the world…
Abby Jackson
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University president predicts fraternities and sororities may self-destruct
The value of their degrees are gonna go down because the reputation of the University of Michigan w…