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I went to Yale—and I think two-parent families are more important than college

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Social critic Rob Henderson went to Yale for undergrad and earned a PhD at Cambridge, but...
Social critic Rob Henderson went to Yale for undergrad and earned a PhD at Cambridge, but he says we place too much emphasis on degrees and diplomas. “We give education more importance than we should,” he writes in his new book, “Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class” (Gallery Books, February 2...

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This Is Peak College Admissions Insanity

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U.S.WorldBusinessArtsLifestyleOpinionAudioGamesCookingWirecutterThe AthleticCredit...Illustrations by Pete GamlenOpinionGuest EssayCredit...Illustrations by Pete GamlenBy Daniel CurrellSelective college admissions have been a...
U.S.WorldBusinessArtsLifestyleOpinionAudioGamesCookingWirecutterThe AthleticCredit...Illustrations by Pete GamlenOpinionGuest EssayCredit...Illustrations by Pete GamlenBy Daniel CurrellSelective college admissions have been a vortex of anxiety and stress for what seems like forever, inducing panic in more top high s...

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'To the Future': Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower

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You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.More than 200,000 people converged on the Leap tech conference in the desert outside Riyadh in March.Credit...Iman Al-Dabbagh for The New York TimesThe oil-rich kingdom is plow...

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Which AI Writes the Best Code or Generates the Most Realistic Image?

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Harvard and Caltech Will Require Test Scores for Admission

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U.S.WorldBusinessArtsLifestyleOpinionAudioGamesCookingWirecutterThe AthleticSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.The universities are the latest highly selective schools to end their policies tha...

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Poor Nations Are Writing a New Handbook for Getting Rich

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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Economies focused on exports have lifted millions out of poverty, but epochal changes in trade, supply chains and technology are making it a lot harder.Garmen...

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In One Key A.I. Metric, China Pulls Ahead of the U.S.: Talent

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Mass Tech Layoffs? Just Another Day in the Corporate Blender

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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.March 21, 2024, 5:02 a.m. ETCredit...Pete GamlenBy Ashley GoodallSilicon Valley, home of so many technological and workplace innovations, is rolling out anoth...

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Utah Bans DEI Programs, Joining Other States

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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah framed the law, which takes effect in July, as a “balanced solution.”Credit...Pool photo by Laura SeitzFeb. 1, 2024Updated 4:00 p.m. ...

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College Is All About Curiosity. And That Requires Free Speech.

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You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Credit...Illustration by Andrew RaeCredit...Illustration by Andrew RaeI have served happily as a professor at Yale for most of my adult life, but in my four-plus decades at the...

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U.S. News Makes Money from Some of Its Biggest Critics: Colleges

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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTU.S. News sells “badges” to colleges, so they can promote their rankings — whether they are 1st, 10th or much, much lower.The Univerity of Maine at Augusta spent $15,225 last year for the right to market U.S. News “badges” commemorating its rankings.Credit...Ashley Conti for The New York TimesBy Al...

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The Misguided War on the SAT

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Credit...Photo Illustration by Alex MertoCredit...Photo Illustration by Alex MertoBy David LeonhardtAfter the Covid pandemic made it...
Credit...Photo Illustration by Alex MertoCredit...Photo Illustration by Alex MertoBy David LeonhardtAfter the Covid pandemic made it difficult for high school students to take the SAT and ACT, dozens of selective colleges dropped their requirement that applicants do so. Colleges described the move as temporary, but ...

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I went to Yale—and I think two-parent families are more important than college

This Is Peak College Admissions Insanity

'To the Future': Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower

Which AI Writes the Best Code or Generates the Most Realistic Image?

Harvard and Caltech Will Require Test Scores for Admission

Poor Nations Are Writing a New Handbook for Getting Rich

In One Key A.I. Metric, China Pulls Ahead of the U.S.: Talent

Mass Tech Layoffs? Just Another Day in the Corporate Blender

Utah Bans DEI Programs, Joining Other States

College Is All About Curiosity. And That Requires Free Speech.

U.S. News Makes Money from Some of Its Biggest Critics: Colleges

The Misguided War on the SAT