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...star-quality status, "and what better way of doing that than to give it to the most popular man on the planet today?" Valode asks. Conversely, Valode says the committee may have gotten pragmatic by making a fundamental change in who it sees as most likely to promote and obtain peace today. "Previously, it was the charities, the non-governmental organizations, the brave diplomats who dared to believe," he says. "Now, perhaps the committee has decided that it's the powerful, the politicians who are most likely to advance peace when encouraged." (Read "The Mideast Reaction: Underwhelmed by Obama Award...
...ended, TTT is funded by the Department of Education to the tune of about $14.4 million a year and run by a Defense Department outfit called Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support. Essentially a referral and placement service, TTT provides up to $10,000 for military personnel to obtain their teaching certification; they must be retired or have left their service with at least six years of active duty. Many of the more than 11,000 men and women who have participated in the program are nontraditional first-time teachers, middle-aged former officers, sailors, soldiers and Marines...
...resources and whose residency in the United States is impossible to ignore. Coercing companies into firing workers can only lead to a state of paralysis for unauthorized workers in the U.S., a state of residency in which they are neither acknowledged by the government nor given the chance to obtain meaningful employment in order to sustain their families, many of which include natural-born U.S. children who are harmed by poor immigration policy...
...that necessarily a bad thing? For the possibility of the USA one day winning a World Cup, absolutely not. For fans of the collegiate game, the communities that support the teams, and the parents who hope their kids can obtain scholarships, the debate is just beginning...
...well as funding to support their families. If a student’s spouse is admitted to Harvard, he or she would also receive a fellowship to cover educational expenses. As Harvard students hail from over 120 countries, Dominguez said that the University is redoubling its efforts to obtain necessary funding to support international students. Currently, Harvard has entered into fellowship or scholarship agreements with 18 countries, including Chile. “We want to make it possible for all to attend Harvard schools without financial constraints,” Dominguez said. “Obviously, there...