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Better Colleges Failing to Lure Talented Poor
Most low-income students who have top test scores and grades do not even apply to the nation’s best colleges, according to a new analysis of every high school student who took the SAT in a recent...
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Marc Harrold Artexpo New York Please join us at Booth 269 from today until March 24 Visit artexpony.com for more information.Brigit NihanVictorine Contemporary192 Thames StreetNewport RI...
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Elite- A Dirty Word in American Politics
In the United States, the terms elite or elitist are used by politicians to attack opposition candidates during election campaigns, or opposition members of Congress or Senators during legislative...
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America’s elite colleges are failing in the wired age: Study
America’s most prestigious institutes of higher learning are failing to prepare a new generation of students for leadership in a wired world, says a new study released Tuesday.The study , “One Leader...
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The person who does not know how to live
The person who does not know how to live while they are making a living is a poorer person after their wealth is won than when they started. Josiah Gilbert Holland
View ArticleHow to Vacation Like a Real Billionaire
For two days, I've slept in my own wing of an echoing estate on a billionaire's private island and been rendered helpless by a butler attending to my every need. I've gobbled three-course lunches,...
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Politeness is as much concerned in
Politeness is as much concerned in answering letters within a reasonable time, as it is in returning a bow, immediately. Lord Chesterfield
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Class calculator: A US view of the class system
Foreigners can find Britain's class system baffling and fascinating. With its traditional divisions declared obsolete by sociologists, an American offers his take on the new seven-tier model.The BBC's...
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Brearley School
“By Truth and Toil”Brearley is a private girl’s school (kindergarten – grade 12) located on 610 East 83rd Street, in New York. It was established by Samuel A. Brearley in 1884. Since that time, no one...
View Article4 secret societies you probably don't know about
You've probably heard about the Order of Skull and Bones at Yale. But what about the Order of the Bull's Blood at Rutgers University? By Stefanie Becker | March 18, 20131. Flat Hat ClubFormed in 1750...
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Who Killed Entertaining?
How did the great hosts become an endangered species? William Norwich investigates. By WILLIAM NORWICHBeware of nostalgia. Understand that you are officially old the first time you hear yourself say,...
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Racial Wealth Gap Exacerbated By Great Recession: Study
The Great Recession decimated the wealth of many Americans, but the downturn hit black and Hispanic families especially hard, a new study finds, widening the already large gap in wealth between white...
View ArticleIs Atheism Only for the Upper Class? Socioeconomic Differences Among the...
The religiously unaffiliated are an increasingly important part of the American religious and cultural landscape. They account for nearly 1-in-5 American adults, and although they turn out to vote at...
View ArticleDo billionaires have higher IQs?
Want to see how this story relates to your portfolio?Just add items to create a portfolio now: Why is Donald Trump richer than you? Maybe because he’s smarter. “I know that some of you may think I’m...
View ArticleMums with elite education opting out of careers
VANDERBILT (US) —Female graduates from top-ranked universities who become mothers are working less despite the promise of higher wages, new research finds.The battle for work-life balance among female...
View ArticleYes, money can buy you happiness At least according to one new study
We all know the sayings: Money can't buy you happiness; more money, more problems.But while those are nice little feel-good platitudes, they may not hold water in the real world, according to a new...
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