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More evidence of nature's intent to design men as active parents might be seen in the effects of involved fathering on children. Given the politically charged debates over same-sex unions and single parenting, it is perhaps not surprising that the richest area in the nascent field of fatherhood research is in the results of fathers' absence. David Popenoe of Rutgers University has pointed to increased rates of juvenile delinquency, drug abuse and other problems among children raised without a male parent present. Research on the unique skills men bring to parenting is sparse but intriguing. Eleanor Maccoby...
...themselves) in power, Li argues that they represent "two starkly different sociopolitical and geographical constituencies," with the élitists speaking for the interests of China's most economically advanced coastal regions. Li notes that a recent government study showed that the vast majority of the country's 3,000 richest entrepreneurs are children of high-ranking officials who use their connections to gain favorable business deals. Mindful that anger at corruption was the original motive for the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, Hu's government has promoted a nationwide antigraft campaign that has brought down a slew of senior officials...
...Harvard is the richest institution of higher learning by far. Harvard has no reason to worry about financial contributions drying up,” Reich said...
...penalties or a required annual payout to direct funds to tuition assistance. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Finance Committee, called on the top universities to rein tuition costs. “It’d be good to see the very elite institutions, with the richest endowments, take the lead and create a ripple effect throughout higher education to make college more affordable for everyone,” Grassley said in a statement to The Crimson. Jill Gerber, Grassley’s press secretary, said it is unlikely that the Finance Committee will take immediate action...
Although Bill Gates, the richest member of this year’s Forbes 400, is Harvard College’s most famous dropout, 42 people on the elite list actually did complete a Harvard degree. Of all the universities in the U.S., Harvard currently has the highest number of alumni recognized by Forbes magazine’s annual compilation of the wealthiest men and women in the nation. Stanford ranks second with 30 alumni, and the University of Pennsylvania ranks third with 24. Harvard Business School is the most well-represented division of the university, with 28 graduates...