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☆ The top 10 most-regretted college majors — and the degrees graduates wish they had pursued instead
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Even with college application season in full swing, many families are questioning whether a four-year degree is still worth it. Some experts say the value of a bachelor's degree is fading and more emphasis should be directed toward career training. A growing number of companies, including many in tech, are also dropping degree requirements for many middle-skill and even higher-skill roles. However, earning a degree is almost always worthwhile, according to "The College Payoff," a report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. Students who pursue a major specifically in science, technology, engineering and math — collectively known as STEM disciplines — are projected to earn the most overall.

☆ Behind the vocal Asian American minority railing against affirmative action
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

As the Supreme Court weighs two high-profile cases challenging affirmative action, a vocal minority of Asian Americans continues to impact public debate. Among Chinese Americans, support for affirmative action is at 59%, the lowest within the Asian American community. This also means that they themselves haven’t experienced the benefits of affirmative action or education equity policies, Niu said. Top American universities, however, use a “holistic” admissions process in which affirmative action policies allow them to take race into account. Asian Americans do face discrimination in our society, in our education systems, but they’re not the result of race-conscious policies like affirmative action,” Chen said.

☆ Here's what the Day of the Dead means, and why it endures
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Albinson Linares | Noticias Telemundo | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

The "Day of the Dead Parade" in Mexico City on Oct. 29, 2022. Claudio Cruz / AFP - Getty Images"In Mexico, Nov. 1 and 2 are very special days because they celebrate All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, respectively," said Diana Martínez, an academic at the Institute of Anthropological Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, or UNAM. By the 13th century, the Roman Catholic Church established Nov. 1 as All Saints’ Day. People take part in the "Day of the Dead Parade" in Mexico City on Oct. 29, 2022. He's worked at the cemetery from a very young age and has witnessed many Día de los Muertos celebrations.

☆ Britain’s Decline From Winston Churchill to Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Walter Russell Mead | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Walter Russell Mead is the Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship at Hudson Institute, the Global View Columnist at The Wall Street Journal and the James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities at Bard College in New York. He is also a member of Aspen Institute Italy and board member of Aspenia. Before joining Hudson, Mr. Mead was a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations as the Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy. He has authored numerous books, including the widely-recognized Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How It Changed the World (Alfred A. Knopf, 2004). Mr. Mead’s next book is entitled The Arc of A Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Future of the Jewish People.

"And I feel like us being mostly Hispanic, mostly African American students, mostly Caribbean students, we don't get to learn a lot about our cultures and the ways that we were thriving. Shannah Henderson speaks to a student during Brooklyn Preparatory High School's AP African American studies course in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Wednesday. Henderson said Trevor Packer, the senior vice president and the head of the AP Program and the instruction division, responded. She said that because she doesn't have a degree in African American studies, she was also required to take online courses at the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. AP African American Studies is multidisciplinary, drawing from literature, the arts and humanities, political science, geography and science.

☆ Chinese American movie star Anna May Wong will be the first Asian American on the US quarter
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Sarah Belle Lin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Anna May Wong will be the first Asian American to be on a US quarter. The American Women Quarters Program is a four-year initiative that will feature five different women each year on the flip side of the coin. Heads up: The next US quarter will feature the first Asian American to appear on a circulating coin in the US. Starting on Monday, Chinese American movie star Anna May Wong will appear on the reverse side of the quarter, as part of the American Women Quarters Program. The American Women Quarters Program is a four-year initiative, overseen by the United States Mint, that started in 2022.

☆ Walter Russell Mead — Opinion Columnist, Global View at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Walter Russell Mead | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Walter Russell MeadWalter Russell Mead is the Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship at Hudson Institute, the Global View Columnist at The Wall Street Journal and the James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities at Bard College in New York. He is also a member of Aspen Institute Italy and board member of Aspenia. Before joining Hudson, Mr. Mead was a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations as the Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy. He has authored numerous books, including the widely-recognized Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How It Changed the World (Alfred A. Knopf, 2004). Mr. Mead’s next book is entitled The Arc of A Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Future of the Jewish People.

☆ 10 common pieces of abortion misinformation — debunked by a retired gynecologist
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-09 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

A retired gynecologist debunked common mistruths spread about the procedure by abortion opponents. While abortion has been a top issue among voters, McNabb said there is still a wealth of misinformation about the procedure. "Abortion does not cause breast cancer," McNabb said, noting that abortion opponents often base that argument on discredited studies. Another common claim is that medical abortions, which utilize Mifepristone and Misoprostol pills, are not safe for women. "The risk of abortions go up from first trimester up to the limit of when someone would perform an abortion," McNabb said.

☆ Университеты Молдовы, которые ждут будущих студентов
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-02 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +10 min

На данный момент в нашей стране более 20 университетов с распростертыми объятиями ждут будущих студентов, жаждущих знаний. Подробности смотрите ЗДЕСЬ. Международный свободный университет Молдовы предлагает студентам следующие факультеты:ПравоЭкономикаБиомедицинаФилологияСоциальные науки и образованиеИнформатикаИнженерное делоДизайнМеждународные отношенияПолитология и журналистикаСтуденты должны быть готовы платить не менее 2500 леев за год обучения в ULIM или не более 8500 леев. Институт криминалистики и прикладной криминологии предлагает следующие учебные программы:Криминология и криминалистикаПравоКриминологическая психологияКриминологические программы непрерывного обученияОхрана и безопасностьЗдесь плата за обучение начинается минимум от 3600 леев. Дмитрия Кантемира будущие студенты могут выбрать следующие факультеты:Науки о природеТочные наукиСоциально-гуманитарные наукиВы можете прочитать ЗДЕСЬ обо всех специальностях, а также об условиях приема.

☆ Participă online la lansarea celui de-al doilea volum al antologiei „Un secol de poezie română scrisă de femei (1945-1989)”
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-26 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +6 min

Luni, 29 martie, ora 19.00, va avea loc lansarea online a volumului 2 al antologiei Un secol de poezie română scrisă de femei (1945-1989), de Alina Purcaru și Paula Erizanu, cu fotografii de Lucia Lupu. Discuția va fi transmisă live, pe pagina Facebook a Editurii Cartier și pe pagina Librăriilor Cărturești. „Moștenirea lăsată de poetele care au debutat în perioada 1945-1989 în România, Republica Moldova și în diasporă este vastă, un întreg continent de explorat. Antologie de poezie feministă (volum coordonat de Medeea Iancu, Fractalia și LitFem, 2020) și Izolare (volum coordonat de Alexandra Rusu, Nemira, 2020). și în publicații din România și Republica Moldova, precum Libertatea, Observator cultural, Dilema veche, Scena9, Ziarul de Gardă ș.a.

Persons: Alina Purcaru, Paula Erizanu, Lucia Lupu ., Anastasia Gavrilovici, activista, Laura Sandu, Angela Marinescu, Mariana Marin, Magda Cârneci, Nora Iuga, Ana Blandiana, Nina Cassian, Grete Tartler, Buzea, Gabriela Melinescu, Marcela, Eta Boeriu, deși, ALINA PURCARU, Rubik, Catrina, și, Axinte, Ea, Oana, Medeea Iancu, Alexandra Rusu, PAULA ERIZANU, Charmides, Lucia Lupu Organizations: Facebook, Cartier, YouTube, Polirom, ICR, Lia, Curtea Veche, City University London, Uniunii Scriitorilor, UNESCO, Review, CNN, Calvert, Central European Initiative Locations: Republica Moldova și, literatură, Chișinău, New College, Londra, Republica Moldova, Leipzig, Ucraina, Slovenia, Cehia, Aeon, România, Moldova, România

☆ Glorie și dependență. Cine a fost Maradona și de ce o feministă i-a întors spatele — Moldova.org
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-04 | by ( Tatiana Beghiu | Georgeta Carasiucenco | ) www.moldova.org time to read: +12 min

Deși este stabilit în Irlanda, sportivul înoată în calitate de cetățean al Republicii Moldova și atrage atenția comunității asupra conflictului transnistrean. Iar un bonus mare la aceste lecții, a fost faptul că a călătorit foarte mult, iar acum se poate lăuda cu prieteni în aproape fiecare părticică a lumii. Deși nu a câștigat, a fost o performanță importantă pentru regizor. Recent, ea a fost nominalizată, alături de de alte cinci jurnaliste internaționale, la categoria „jurnalism cultural” în cadrul concursului „Words by Women”. Dan a fost cel mai tânăr sportiv din lotul național și portdrapelul Moldovei la cea de-a XXX-a ediție a Jocurilor Olimpice.

Persons: Valentina Naforniță, Mozart, Canto . Ea, Muzică Ștefan Neaga, Dacian, Naforniță, Valentina, Dogotari, Lazarenco, Cezara, Alexandru Plămădeală, Albot, Radu Albot, Viorel Mardare, Tatiana Țâbuleac, Igor Cobileanski, Vladimir Beșleagă, Paula Erizanu, Charmides, Paula, Frank, Richard Galliano, Victor Viorel, Viorel, Vladimir, Peter Leko . Bologan, Dan Olaru, Dan, Jake, Terry Simon Organizations: Muzică, Universitatea Națională de Muzică, BBC Cardiff Singer, Wiener, Stat, Universitatea Sorbona, Sportul, Universității de Stat, Academia, Arte Plastice, Chișinău, Cartier, Moldova, Regie Film, Academiei, Teatru, Uniunii Cineaștilor din, City University, UNESCO Germania, Cupei Campionilor Europeni, Canadian Open Chess, Mondiale Locations: Republica Moldova, Chișinău, București, Bucureşti, Wiener Staatsoper, Viena, Moldova, Vienna, Strâmtoarea Cook, Manche, Canalul, Strâmtoarea Gibraltar, Strâmtoarea Tsugaru, Irlandei, Irlanda, Republicii Moldova, Nistru, Cezara, Chişinău, Franţa, Paris, Bruxelles, Europa, moldovean, Comunicării, Uniunii Cineaștilor din Moldova, Germania, New College, Londra, România, Dazed, Canada, Coreea de Nord, Italia, Rusia, Austria, Cehia, Frank Maroc, Dresda, Belfort, Franța, Kazan, Moldovei, Bled, Slovenia, Calvia, Spania, Bologan, Dortmund, Vladimir Kramnik, Codreanca, Europei, american, Polonia

☆ The Tucker Carlson origin story
▼ + stars: | 1998-01-28 | by ( Aaron Short | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +57 min

Tucker Carlson is remembered as a provocateur and gleeful contrarian by those who knew him in his early days. It was Tucker Carlson. (Note on style: Tucker Carlson and the members of his family are referred to here by their first names to avoid confusion.) In 1979, Richard Carlson married Patricia Swanson, heiress to the Swanson frozen foods empire that perfected the frozen Salisbury steak for hassle-free dinners. Tucker Carlson attended St. George’s School, a boarding school starting at age 14.

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