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Although the GI Bill enabled generations of former service members to acquire higher education and enter the middle class,…
When the US entered World War I in 1917, military chaplains catered to majority white and Christian soldiers. Today the…
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A media historian uses declassified government documents to show how both sides of the Iron Curtain worked to have the projects…
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One hundred years ago, the inventor of the most deadly weapon of the 20th century was born in Russia. Now more than 100…
A cognitive scientist observes that the words that bother college-age Americans today can cause harm.
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Emperor Penguins thrive in harsh conditions, but a new study shows that their fate depends on human action to slow global…
Small private colleges are closing left and right. A veteran university administrator explains the forces behind the trend.