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☆ Kenneth Mitchell, Known for ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Captain Marvel’ Roles, Dies at 49
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Livia Albeck-Ripka | More About Livia Albeck-Ripka | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Kenneth Mitchell, a Canadian actor known for his roles on the series “Star Trek: Discovery” and the film “Captain Marvel,” died on Saturday. He had lived with the neurological disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or A.L.S., which causes paralysis and death, for more than five years, according to a statement from Mr. Mitchell’s family posted to his social media. Mr. Mitchell played the Klingons Kol, Kol-Sha, and Tenavik, as well as Aurellio, on “Star Trek: Discovery,” and voiced several other characters in an episode of “Star Trek: Lower Decks.”In “Captain Marvel,” he played the father of the superhero, Carol Danvers. He was also known for portraying Eric Green on the series “Jericho,” Joshua Dodd in the series “Nancy Drew,” a hockey player in the film “Miracle,” and appeared in several other film and television series.

Persons: Kenneth Mitchell, Marvel, ”, Mitchell’s, Mitchell, Kol, Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, Eric Green, ” Joshua Dodd, Nancy Drew Organizations: “ Locations: Canadian

☆ College enrollment picks up for the first time in over a decade — but student loan debt is still a major sticking point
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

For the first time in over a decade, more students are choosing to go to college. Undergraduate enrollment rose 1.2% in the fall of 2023 compared with one year earlier — a gain of roughly 176,000 students, according to the National Student Clearinghouse's latest research. "The number of students in college has finally turned the corner after years of decline," said Doug Shapiro, executive director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. "Students have been increasingly opting for shorter term degrees and more vocational programs and vocational certificates," he added — at the expense of a four-year degree. "We have more families asking about pre-professional programs," Greenberg said.

Persons: Doug Shapiro, Z, Biden, Shapiro, Eric Greenberg, Greenberg Organizations: National, Student Clearinghouse Research, Finance, Greenberg Educational Group Locations: New York

☆ Higher pay leads to surge in STEM graduates. Science, tech majors are 'the most lucrative,' says expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Getty ImagesHighest-paying majors are mostly STEMPayscale's recent college salary report found that petroleum engineering is currently the highest-paying major overall. After petroleum engineering, operations research and industrial engineering majors are the next highest paid, followed by interaction design, applied economics and management, and building science. The growth in STEM jobs is expected to outpace that of non-STEM jobs in the coming years, Pew also found. 'You don't always need a degree'However, in some STEM-related fields, "you don't always need a degree," according to John Mullinix, chief growth officer at Ladders. A growing number of companies, including many in tech, are dropping degree requirements for middle-skill and even higher-skill roles.

Persons: Marc Cenedella, Greenberg, Eric Greenberg, Pew, John Mullinix Organizations: U.S . Census, Greenberg Educational, College Board, Pew Research

☆ The cost of applying to college: 'Bare minimum,' expect $1,200 on application fees, says expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Still, students are applying to more schools to try to get a leg up — no matter the cost. "We are seeing a large increase in the number of applications students are submitting," Greenberg also noted. Students apply to twice as many schools as they did a decade ago, he said. At the same time, more students were eligible for a fee waiver, although not all requested one. (Many colleges also offer a college-specific fee waiver, and SAT or ACT testing fees can be waived on a case-by-case basis.)

Persons: Brian Snyder, Robert Franek, Greenberg, Eric Greenberg, Ariel Skelley, That's Organizations: Reuters, The Princeton, Greenberg, Ivy League, Digitalvision

☆ Should you apply early to college? It could affect your odds of acceptance but also your financial aid
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Early decision, on the other hand, can "help leverage someone's admissions chances." Despite the possibility of improving your odds of acceptance, there are other factors to consider, especially when it comes to financial aid. For colleges, early decision is a win-winFor schools, offering students an option to apply early has clear advantages. In addition, getting a head start on the makeup of the freshman class helps admissions officers balance out enrollment needs with financial aid requests. (Some schools also offer another option, called Early Decision II, which is due in January.)

Persons: Eric Greenberg, Rick Castellano, Sallie Mae, — that's, Vasconcelos, Robert Franek, Greenberg, Franek, Jeff Greenberg, Louis Organizations: Greenberg Educational Group, Federal Student Aid, The Princeton, Greenberg Educational, Getty, Princeton, Emory University, Colgate University, Swarthmore College, Tulane University, Middlebury College, Washington University Locations: New York, St, Vermont

☆ Opinion: My 12-year-old son is cutting school… and I couldn’t be prouder
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Opinion Paul Hockenos | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Berlin CNN —My 12-year-old son is cutting school on September 15 — an act of non-violent civil disobedience that his mother and I approve of entirely. Then-15-year-old Swedish student Greta Thunberg leads a school strike in Stockholm, 2018. Irish schools students demand immediate action on climate change during the "Global School Strike for Climate Action" march from St Stephen's Green to Leinster House in 2019. An array of climate activist groups surged in the slipstream of the global climate strikes, and now campaign on their own and together with it. The majority must mobilize and the global climate marches are one, high-profile, legitimate way to do it.

Persons: Paul Hockenos, ”, Paul Hockenos Hayyan, Greta Thunberg, Michael Campanella, Essien, ” They’ve, Stephen's Green, Artur Widak, — Organizations: CNN, Berlin CNN, Leinster House, Deal, Biden, Future, Entrepreneurs for Future, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Berlin, Europe, New Berlin, Stockholm, Sweden, Montana, Stephen's, Germany, California, Greece

☆ Scientists updated the human genome to make it more inclusive
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Scientists have pieced together a new draft of the human genome that better captures humanity’s genetic diversity. The scientists involved say it will improve our ability to diagnose disease, discover new drugs and understand the genetic variants that lead to ill health or a particular physical trait. The pangenome, a digital amalgamation of sequences that can be used to compare, construct and study other human genome sequences, is still a draft. The first draft of the human genome was released in 2001 and was only fully completed in 2022. The new pangenome reference is an amalgamation of different genomes from 47 people with ancestry from around the world.

☆ On 'Ivy Day,' college hopefuls hear from Harvard, Princeton — but here's the school more students want to attend
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

watch nowMarch 30 is "Ivy Day," when many Ivy League schools release those long-awaited admissions decisions. The colleges that ranked the highest on students' wish lists are "perennial favorites," according to Robert Franek, The Princeton Review's editor-in-chief. They are also among the most competitive: MIT's acceptance rate is just under 4%; at Harvard, it's about 3%. Coming out of the pandemic, a small group of universities, including many in the Ivy League, have experienced a record-breaking increase in applications this season, according to a report by the Common Application. The report found application volume jumped 30% since the 2019-20 school year, even as enrollment has slumped nationwide.

☆ With a possible recession looming, here's how to decide if you should to go back to school
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Historically, enrollment in graduate school picks up amid recession as workers take the time to "skill up" or pivot to another industry with better career prospects or pay. "When the economy goes down, the interest in graduate schools goes up," said Eric Greenberg, president of Greenberg Educational Group, a New York-based consulting firm. Still, a recession may be looming, some experts say, which raises the question of whether going back to school makes more sense than trying to weather a potential period of unemployment. In 2020, nationwide enrollment in graduate school initially sank but then quickly rebounded in 2021, only to slump again in the fall of 2022. There's usually a lag time of up to a year after the economy slows before workers return to school for retraining, he said.

☆ Should you apply early to college? Here’s what the experts say about this 'strategic game'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

What to know about early action versus early decisionWhether it's nonbinding early action or early decision, which is binding, the deadlines for these types of applications are typically Nov. 1 or Nov.15 for a December decision, or even earlier for rolling admission. "A lot of people view early action or early decision as interchangeable," said Eric Greenberg, president of Greenberg Educational Group, a New York-based consulting firm. However, "early action, in certain cases, makes no difference in admission." Early decision, on the other hand, can "help leverage someone's admissions chances." watch now"If someone is applying early decision or early action and gets in, at that point in the calendar there's more money available," Greenberg said.

Preşedintele SUA, Joe Biden, a părăsit vila La Grange după negocierile cu liderul rus Vladimir Putin. La rândul său, preşedintele rus Vladimir Putin urmează să susţină o conferinţă de presă. Summitul preşedinţilor SUA şi Rusiei, Joe Biden şi Vladimir Putin, a durat în jur de trei ore şi jumătate, mai puţin decât se anticipa, inclusiv cu pauza de dinaintea schimbării formatului din unul restrâns în unul extins. După o scurtă pauză, a început a doua parte a negocierilor, în format extins, în Sala Galbenă din La Grange, cu participarea delegaţiilor. De partea rusă au participat şeful diplomaţiei Serghei Lavrov şi adjunctul său Serghei Riabkov, secretarul de presă al Kremlinului, Dmitri Peskov, consilierul preşedintelui Putin, Iuri Uşakov, şi şeful Statului Major al Forţelor Armate ruse, prim-adjunct al ministrului apărării, Valeri Gherasimov.

Persons: Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin ., Vladimir Putin, Antony Blinken, Serghei, Serghei Lavrov, Serghei Riabkov, Dmitri Peskov, Putin, Iuri Uşakov, Valeri Gherasimov, Dmitri Kozak, Aleksandr Lavrentiev, CNN, Jake Sullivan, Eric Green, Victoria Nuland, Biden, Guy Parmelin Organizations: Forţelor, Casa Alba, Casei Albe Locations: SUA, Grange, Rusiei, Forţelor Armate, Ucrainei, Siriei, Siria, Rusia, Asia Centrală, Geneva

☆ (video) S-a încheiat întâlnirea dintre Joe Biden și Vladimir Putin. Summitul a durat mai mult de trei ore
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-16 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

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