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...goal of our nation’s universities to cultivate a society in which all are granted an equal opportunity to succeed, and there are few tools more potent with which to address inequality than higher education. And while race still plays a role in determining an individual??€™s prospects in current American society, socioeconomic status is an even more meaningful determinant...
...include complete, verbatim quotes of her comments in their proper contexts so as to allow audiences the opportunity to appreciate the merit and full meaning of her words. A fair consideration of her remarks clearly demonstrates that she simply acknowledges what most people know to be true: Every individual??€™s knowledge and wisdom are influenced by his or her personal experiences as members of our communities, society, and country...
REDACTION: The last name of a student quoted in the story was later redacted as part of an agreement with the individual??€”identified by his first name Sahand in the piece—who said he did not want his words to endanger family members still in Iran...
...have learned and what you do as part of a group. Nature and nurture intertwine, but nurture is much more important in the modern world than the heroic paradigm gives it credit for. Rather than think of your fellow graduates in terms of a particular type of heroic individual??€”male or female—look instead for indications that they (and you) have developed the judgment to broaden your bandwidth and cope with the wide range of new situations you are bound to encounter. That contextual intelligence will be the key to effective leadership.Joseph S. Nye, Jr., former...
...observations over time allow for an in depth understanding of the reasons for health and risks for disease. A great advantage of cohort studies is that they enable scientists to study multiple diseases (for example heart diseases, cancer, stroke) and multiple risk factors (diet, exercise, air quality) over an individual??€™s lifetime...