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A new look at economic diversity in higher education

This article covers a new look at economic diversity in higher education — as well as the G20, climate protests and Danny Masterson.

The Supreme Court decision banning race-based affirmative action has thrust economic diversity to the center of the debate over college admissions.

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If There Is Aloha, Help Pacific Islander Children Prosper

A new study shows that the community in Hawaii was disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.

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Neal Milner: The Key To Upward Mobility? Well-Off Friends

The high schools indicate a problem in achieving the American Dream. The Milwaukee athletic facility is one of the ways to achieve that dream. Here’s why. It’s all about having the right kind of friends. If you are poor, you need some friends who are well off. Low-income students who had attended Oahu’s public high schools were much less likely to have relatively well-off friends than poor kids attending private schools, according to an atlas that maps the distribution of "social capital."

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