Monthly Archives: February 2012

College Endowments: Why Even Harvard Isn't as Rich as You Think

Reblogged from TIME Ideas: It seems everyone has an opinion about what colleges and universities should do with their endowments. Use them to lower tuition! Let students attend for free! Improve facilities! Hire more professors! When the National Association of … Continue reading

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Arizona no le gustan autores de colores: Tucson’s ban on ethnic studies

An Arizona governing body, yet again, pisses off a bunch of people. This time, the Governing Board of the Tucson Unified School District bowed down to pressure from activist Michael Hicks and the Tea Party and banned its celebrated Mexican … Continue reading

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Filed under Arts/Culture, Everyday Life, History, Politics/Current Events, Race/Ethnicity