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Stephen Colbert awards Junot Diaz the Nobel Prize?
Stephen Colbert had author Junot Diaz on his show Monday night to talk about immigration. He introduced Diaz by saying, "My guest tonight won a Nobel Prize and a MacArthur Genius grant." Sure, Diaz has been racking up awards like nobody's business. He...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Colleges and Universities, Illegal Immigrants, Nobel Prize Awards
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Sale of possessions may not generate much cash
Dear Liz: We are in our 60s and looking to downsize. We're living in an apartment now and don't like it, so we want to buy a small house. Also, our finances took some serious hits in the recent economy and we're trying to rebuild. But in trying to sell...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Students, Loans, Consumers, Education
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Would it be fairer to make college debt-free for the poor?
Does it make sense for two students, one from a poor family, one from a middle-class family, to graduate from college with different levels of debt? I was surprised to find myself in a hot debate recently with a policy person at the Education Trust, a...
Tags: Finance, Colleges and Universities, Barack Obama, Students, Education
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Marvel’s David Marquez talks X-Men, Spider-Man, 3D graphic novel
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesYoung artists looking to break into comics might want to take a page from David Marquez. Based in Austin, Texas, ...... -
It was USC that made him Dr. Jerry Buss
Jerry Buss did not enroll as a USC graduate student with aspirations of becoming one of the most successful owners in professional sports history. As a youngster, he thought he might be a photographer. But in high school, he shifted his focus to...
Tags: John Jackson, Elections, Colleges and Universities, Students, Teachers
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California students leave hundreds of millions in aid untapped
L.A. NOWOnly about half of California’s high school seniors applied for federal and state financial aid last year — leaving hundreds of millions of dollars in college aid on the table, according to a report by Education Trust-West, an Oakland-based... -
Deborah Landis, ever the advocate for costume designers
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticDesigning costumes so ingrained in popular culture that they still inspire Halloween disguises 30 years after they were created — Michael Jackson's "Thriller" jacket, Indiana Jones' signature outback slouch look and the unforgettable "College"...Tags: John Landis, Colleges and Universities, Audrey Hepburn, Lifestyle and Leisure, Animal
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New system allows more students to get college Cal Grants
L.A. NOWFor some high school seniors, applying to college is stressful enough. An added layer of having to search for their grade point average and Social Security number was enough for thousands not to bother seeking financial aid. Now, Los Angeles...... -
Proposal would give children of deportees lower tuition rates
PolitiCalAs President Obama laid out his plans for immigration changes on Tuesday, one Democrat in Sacramento announced legislation to tweak the laws in California, which already has some of the most progressive rules in the country. The proposal from State...... -
Loyola Marymount receives federal grants
L.A. NOWLoyola Marymount University is set to receive a slew of federal grants totaling nearly $3 million. The private school in Los Angeles recently landed two awards from the National Science Foundation and one from the U.S. Department of Education. The...... -
Biola University launches new center for Christianity and the arts
Biola University, an evangelical Christian school in La Mirada, will use a $750,000 grant from Orange County philanthropists Howard F. Ahmanson Jr. and Roberta Green Ahmanson to launch a new program to support artists whose Christian faith informs their...
Tags: Christianity, Allergies, Colleges and Universities, Religion and Belief, Education
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In Florida's colleges, it may be hello math kids, goodbye poets
When I was in college in the 1970s, a significant part of my financial aid package was a National Defense Student Loan. I was grateful but bemused. I was an English major with a minor concentration in philosophy and religion. How was my study of...
Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Colleges and Universities, Students, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Philosophy
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