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US students on why affirmative action is crucial: ‘They need our voices’

Harvard and UNC attendees address how applicants’ backgrounds shape their lives as supreme court hears case

The Guardian - US

Commentary: Removing race from admissions decisions would do lasting damage to American universities

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases filed against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that could profoundly alter the future of higher education in America. Petitioners will ask the court to overturn decades of precedent that have allowed…

Chicago Tribune

Affirmative action under threat as high court hears UNC case

The University of North Carolina was once a bastion of segregation

The Independent UK

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Race in college admissions is back in front of the Supreme Court. Here's what to know

The court will hear two cases challenging the constitutionality of race-conscious admissions at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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The Independent UK

Supreme Court to hear arguments over race in college admissions

At issue is whether decisions at Harvard and UNC are unconstitutional or violate a federal anti-discrimination law.

Roll Call

Massive learning setbacks show COVID's sweeping toll on kids

The COVID-19 pandemic that shuttered classrooms set back learning in some U.S. school systems by more than a year, with children in high-poverty areas affected the most, according to a district-by-district analysis of test scores shared exclusively with The Associated Press

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Commentary: I’m an Asian American Harvard grad. Affirmative action helped me

The Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments in two cases at the end of the month and could decide the fate of affirmative action in higher education. In 2018, I testified before a federal judge in one of those cases, Students for Fair Admission v. Harvard, attesting to the importance…

Los Angeles Times

The radicalization of Kevin Kiley: A California politician’s strange journey from MLK to MAGA

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In 2007, an idealistic 22-year-old Harvard student named Kevin Kiley wrote in his undergraduate thesis that “politicians are inclined to do the easy thing — cater to the worldviews of their constituents — rather than offer the more challenging task of self-examination.”

Tribune News Service

I've Read Harvard's Brief in the Pending Racial Preferences Case, and I Have a Question

Here is the first sentence of the second paragraph in Harvard's brief:This Court has consistently held that universities conducting such holistic review need not ignore that a person's race—like their home state, national origin, family background, or interests—is part of who they are, and that in seeking the benefits of…

Reason

UCLA’s Rise With Chip Kelly Has Been an Exercise in Patience

A highly-anticipated game at Oregon Saturday offers the UCLA coach a full-circle opportunity to re-establish his brand of coaching genius.

Sports Illustrated

My guide to a deglobalising world

As nations retreat behind borders, a new global order offers new opportunities, argues Rana Foroohar — if we are willing to embrace them

Financial Times

Forget marriage – if you really want to be happy, spend more time with strangers

Nothing lifts morale more reliably than talking to lots of casual acquaintances. Or, as Harvard researchers call them, ‘weak ties’

The Guardian - UK

Harvard Expert Says Twitter Deal Could Be Bad For Elon Musk: Here’s Why

Elon Musk is under investigation by federal authorities over his conduct during his $44 billion takeover deal for Twitter.

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Noah Feldman: Supreme Court will end the era of college diversity

At the end of this month, the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to hear arguments in two closely watched cases on affirmative action in higher education. They’re widely expected to overturn the 1978 case that allowed racial diversity to become an organizing principle for college admissions. Like Roe v. Wade,…

Reason

On the Originalist Case that Racial Preferences by Government are Constitutional

The case falls short on several grounds.

WEKU

60 years after the Cuban missile crisis, Russia's threats reignite Cold War fears

Over 13 days beginning on Oct. 16, 1962, the U.S. and Soviet Union were at the brink of a nuclear conflict. But since the Cold War ended, some historical assumptions about the crisis have changed.

The Independent UK

Carhartt hoodies, MAGA hats and cowboy boots: What candidate fashion can tell us about the 2022 election

What can 2022 midterm candidates’ fashion can tell us about race, gender and the future of the parties in US politics? Josh Marcus investigates

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The Guardian - UK

Placebos expert: ‘The effect can rival painkillers like ibuprofen or even morphine’

The Harvard professor says we need to stop seeing dummy medicines as a novelty and instead make strides to understand them better and harness their power

Zenger

Why Air Pollution Increases Amount Of Heart Attacks And Strokes

Air pollution increases exposure to a radioactive gas that triggers heart attacks and strokes, according to new research from Harvard. It contains colorless and odorless radon which is also the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers.

The Independent UK

California fault zone could trigger devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake, says study

The Palos Verdes fault zone runs 70 miles along the coast of Los Angeles

Zenger

When The Skies Went Dark: Historians Pinpoint The Very ‘worst Year’ Ever To Be Alive

Just 18 months prior, you were a hard-working farmer gearing up for another bountiful crop season. But then the skies went dark.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Harvard vs. Cornell, live stream, preview, TV channel, time, how to watch college football

The Harvard Crimson Tide will meet the Cornell Red Raiders in Ivy League action on Friday night from Schoellkopf Field.

Bangkok Post

The US inflation bonanza for sovereign debtors

As developing countries confront a new era of elevated inflation, rising interest rates, a stronger dollar, and capital outflows, some governments stand to benefit from a little-noticed bonanza. During the "Great Moderation" that preceded the Covid-19 pandemic, years of low inflation led to the growth of sovereign debt issued at…

The Guardian - UK

‘She could have done so much good in this world’: victims of the Kabul blast remembered

Relatives and friends of young women killed by a suicide bomber at an education centre in Afghanistan last week write about their loved ones

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