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US News Makes Beneficial Changes to its Law School Rankings System

Downgrading reputational surveys and abolishing points for per-student expenditures are steps in the right direction.

Reason

No. 4 Kansas grinds past Harvard in final nonconference test before Big 12 play

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas’ No. 4-ranked men’s basketball team will take a sparkling 11-1 record into the start of Big 12 Conference play against Oklahoma State on New Year’s Eve.

Tribune News Service

Ex-Harvard coach, dad acquitted in admissions bribery case

A former Harvard fencing coach was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he accepted more than $1.5 million in bribes in exchange for designating a wealthy businessman’s two sons as recruits to help secure their admission to the elite university

The Independent UK

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Nottinghamshire school pupil earns full scholarship to Cornell University in New York

She is a straight A* student - and her four year scholarship covers all costs, including flights, accommodation and food during her studies. The school wishes her every success

Nottingham Post

2023 NFL draft: Princeton WR Andrei Iosivas a name to watch for Chargers

The Chargers have the need for speed this upcoming offseason.

USA Today Sports Media Group

An Ode to .. 2022

Newsroom.co.nz

Philadelphia is out of the NWSL’s latest expansion round

PHILADELPHIA — If you’re hoping for a Philadelphia expansion team in the National Women’s Soccer League, you’re going to have to wait a while longer.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Harvard appoints Claudine Gay as first Black president

Social scientist and daughter of Haitian immigrants says the university must ‘engage and be of service to the world’.

Al Jazeera

Incoming NCAA president has embraced role of problem-solver

Charlie Baker, the next leader of the largest college sports governing body in the country, is stepping into a hornet’s nest of a job that will likely tap every political skill in his bag

The Independent UK

Claudine Gay to be Harvard's 1st Black president, 2nd woman

Harvard University has named Claudine Gay as its next president, making her the first Black person and the second woman to lead the Ivy League school

The Independent UK

Your booking success rate on Airbnb probably depends on your race

There is a “meaningful difference” between Black and white people’s success in booking on Airbnb.

Fortune

Americans bought at least 150m guns in decade since Sandy Hook shooting

Estimated number of US gun owners has grown by 20 million in recent years, which experts say may lead to more firearm deaths

The Guardian - US

Oppenheimer: the film telling the true story of the man who invented the atom bomb

In his new film, Christopher Nolan will explore the life of the scientist dubbed “the father of the atomic bomb”

Evening Standard

Top law schools snub ‘US News’ rankings, marking shift in legal industry

When Elizabeth Samuels began applying to law schools in 2020, her highest priority was to get into a T14 school — one in the top 14 according to US News & World Report, the go-to source for such rankings.

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Elite colleges are trying to navigate a world where the SATs are optional

Even at Harvard, the SAT — that standard for U.S. college admissions and stuff of high-schooler nightmares — is now said to be “optional.” Which choice best describes what today’s anxious applicant should do?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Baker Mayfield was ‘completely shocked’ Raiders played press coverage on final play

Baker Mayfield couldn't believe the Raiders' coverage choice on his game-winning TD pass

Reason

What do Elite Universities Mean by "Diversity?"

At oral argument in the recent affirmative action cases, attorneys for the defendants argued that although they do ask applicants to check a racial/ethnic box, they do not limit their consideration of diversity just to those classifications, but also to religion, ideology, and other aspects of identity that affect viewpoint.…

Fortune

Harvard economist Jason Furman warns the U.S. economy could be headed for an ‘incomplete hard landing’. Here's what that means

Furman says a "soft landing" isn't the most likely outcome for the U.S. economy. Rising wages are creating a nightmare for the Fed that will lead to something much worse.

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Reason

Time To End Affirmative Action? Live With David Bernstein and Kenny Xu

The authors will join Reason on Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern to discuss the Supreme Court cases alleging unlawful discrimination against Asian Americans by Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

The Independent UK

Ex-Harvard coach, dad face jurors in admissions bribery case

A federal prosecutor says a wealthy Maryland businessman bought the run-down home of Harvard’s fencing coach for well above its value, bankrolled the renovation of his $1 million condo and helped pay the coach’s bills in a scheme to secure coveted spots for his sons at the elite university

Fortune

This CEO is just as obsessed with his wearable fitness tracker as you are. Here’s the wellness secret he swears by

"Sleep is the most important thing you can focus on to stay healthy and I’m very intentional about my bedtime routine."

The Independent UK

NY state health commissioner resigning to return to Harvard

New York’s state health commissioner will resign Jan. 1 after 13 months in the job to return to Harvard University’s T

Tribune News Service

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9/11 compensation bill tangled up in Beirut victims’ push

Evening Standard

Princess of Wales shares skills and ideas with experts at Harvard University

The Princess of Wales spent half an hour with childhood experts at Harvard

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn Law will not submit data for US News rankings

PHILADELPHIA — Just as Harvard and Yale law schools announced last month, the University of Pennsylvania’s Carey Law School said Friday it will not submit data to U.S. News and World Report for its rankings.

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