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Despite a $400 million net worth and Hollywood career, Reese Witherspoon tells young people to stop chasing their dreams—and d
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (456+ words) Reese Witherspoon is supposed to be proof that "follow your dreams" works: she's an Oscar-winning actress with a hit production company, a $400 million-plus net worth, and a Nashville mansion." Yet when a young woman recently asked her for career advice,…...
Colleges quietly cut ties with organizations that help people of color
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (1280+ words) The Trump administration's objection to a program that helps people of color pursue doctorate degrees has prompted colleges to cut ties with a range of organizations associated with racial minority groups, a Post investigation has found. Since last year, more…...
Word of the Day: concise
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (281+ words) : expressing much in few words; brief The word concise has appeared in 111 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Jan. 5 in "I'm New to Jazz. Where Do I Start?" by David Renard: The former Times critic Ben…...
A College President With Ties to Epstein Is Also Seen as a Campus Savior
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (1320+ words) In 1975, Bard College, a quirky liberal arts school awash in debt and with an endowment of about $100,000, faced extinction. Trustees, seeking an energetic new leader, turned to an odd choice to helm a struggling college: Leon Botstein, a 28-year-old musician…...
Do You Feel Too Much Academic Pressure?
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (643+ words) Is academic success a priority for you and your family? Do you believe your performance in school will have a big impact on your future? Does the pressure of doing well ever feel like too much? For "In South Korea,…...
Sam Altman says AI is displacing jobs, but some companies are blaming it for layoffs they would’ve made anyway
5+ hour ago (292+ words) AI is shaking up the job market " but in some cases, companies are blaming the technology for layoffs they were already planning, says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. "I don't know what the exact percentage is, but there's some AI washing…...
A Child Misses 3 Weeks of School. Should Protective Services Step In?
9+ hour, 9+ min ago (1293+ words) In the largest county in Nevada, child welfare officials typically are required by state law to investigate when a student repeatedly misses school. But recently, they made a striking request to the state. They asked to stop reporting serial absences....
Transportation Department says more than 550 driving schools must close over safety failures
12+ hour, 56+ min ago (514+ words) More than 550 commercial driving schools in the U.S. that train truckers and bus drivers must close after investigators found they employed unqualified instructors, failed to adequately test students and had other safety issues, the federal Transportation Department announced Wednesday. The move…...
A leaked Pentagon list flagging dozens of universities as risks blindsided schools and military students alike
18+ hour, 57+ min ago (937+ words) University officials and military students say they were blindsided by a Pentagon decision to not only sever ties with Harvard University, but also put dozens of other colleges under review. Troops pursuing military legal and specialist careers are barred from…...
Bari Weiss’ UCLA Lecture on the ‘Future of Journalism’ Canceled Amid Student Protests
19+ hour, 29+ min ago (442+ words) Bari Weiss" Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture on "the future of journalism" at UCLA was canceled Tuesday amid student protests and online criticisms of the embattled CBS News editor-in-chief"s Feb. 27 appearance. The annual lecture, held in remembrance of the late…...