| Young North Korean Defectors Struggle in the South |
Attempts at integration, including education at top universities, have had mixed results, leaving many North Koreans unable to adapt to South Korea’s hard-charging society.
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| The best cities for Millennials |
 A weak job market, along with the high cost of higher education, have made it difficult for the average college graduate in America.
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| Trouble in the Middle |
A study out this week by the liberal Center for American Progress found that kids in the middle don't think school is challenging enough. That's right: According to the great silent majority of students surveyed over the past three years by the Department of education, the problem is not too much homework but too little; it's not assignments that demand too much, but those that are, quite literally, too easy.
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| Pennsylvania Universities Hike Tuition by 3 Percent |
Students and future students at many Pennsylvania universities can breathe a little easier. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher education announced a modest 3 percent price hike for the 2012-2013 academic year, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The increase will amount to an increase of $188 to $6,428 for the nearly 120,000 students enrolled throughout the 14 state-owned universities in the Keystone State, according to the Associated Press. ...
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| You Don't Need a College Degree to Understand Stephen Colbert |
If ever there was evidence of a higher education bubble, it's the promulgation of college courses and scholarly research devoted to the study of Stephen Colbert. This morning, The Washington Post's Paul Farhi informs about the an academic "cult of Colbert" taking shape on campuses across the country. "There are dozens of scholarly articles, monographs, treatises and essays about Colbert, as well as books of scholarly articles, monographs and essays," he writes. ...
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| Board OKs higher tuition at Pa. state universities |
Students at Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities will pay about 3 percent more for tuition and technology fees in the coming school year following action Monday by the board of governors of the State System of Higher education.
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| Kenya trials at war crimes court to start in April |
THE HAGUE/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Two Kenyan presidential hopefuls accused of fuelling post-election violence will face trial at the International Criminal Court in April 2013, the court said on Monday, allowing them to run their campaigns ahead of an election in March. Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, a former finance minister, and William Ruto, former higher education minister, are among four Kenyans facing charges over bloodshed that followed a disputed 2007 presidential elections. They deny wrongdoing. ...
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| Kenya trials at war crimes court to start in April |
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Four prominent Kenyans, including two presidential hopefuls accused of fuelling post-election violence in 2007, will go on trial at the International Criminal Court in April 2013, the court said on Monday. The four men include Uhuru Kenyatta, a former finance minister who still holds the position of deputy prime minister, and former Higher education Minister William Ruto, both seen as presidential contenders. Kenya is holding an election next March which will be the first since the disputed poll in 2007 that triggered a politically-fuelled ethnic slaughter. ...
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| Opinion: Educating Tomorrow's Workforce Is Crucial for America's Prosperity |
According to a New York Times article published in June, the prestigious University of California system could experience another round of painful and draconian budget cuts if Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed tax increase isn't approved by California voters in November. While budgetary cuts to public higher education are always worrisome, these couldn't come at a worse time--public, accessible, and affordable higher education is more important today than it has ever been.
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| India Ink: A Cop Walks the Global Education Beat |
A British auditing agency oversees education partnerships in India and around the world.
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