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...level of college basketball, but the fact that he was in the Ivy League—not really going up against NBA-caliber athletes on a game-by-game basis—makes this a good setting for him to show that he can translate his game to a higher level of competition. For him, there’s a lot to prove here...
...derailing their careers. Now, many—and particularly many women—feel pressure to choose between family and profession or those who choose both climb the faculty ladder with their hands tied. The result is an exodus of women at every stage of the academic pipeline. The higher you climb, the fewer there...
...waited one day, Sebastián gave Mariana expired labels to play with. Labeling is sacrosanct in Sebastián’s field; incorrectly labeled samples can and have ruined entire experiments, which is presumably what one of his fellow grad students was thinking when he alerted a higher-up to Mariana’s presence. The policy was clear: Mariana had to go. Since then, he says, his productivity has plummeted...
Money-back guarantees hardly seem to go with higher education. And offering them to prospective applicants during a recession sounds downright insane. But that's the sweetheart deal a community college in Michigan has started dangling to try to increase its enrollment. Beginning in May, people who take six-week courses in certain subjects will be guaranteed a job within a year - or else they'll be refunded their tuition money...
...What we really want ... is [for] them to get comfortable with higher education," Jones says. "And maybe they'd like to continue...