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Higher education
fromVanity Fair
17 hours ago

Lloyd Blankfein "Survived" Harvard as a Working-Class Kid From Brooklyn. Then, He Became CEO of Goldman Sachs.

A first-generation student from East New York wins admission attention but experiences acute anxiety and cultural dislocation during a Harvard interview at the imposing Harvard Club.
Higher education
fromThe Nation
6 months ago

As Federal Support Wanes, States Must Reinvest in Higher Education

Public higher education faces a crisis of affordability and access, threatening the opportunities of students, especially from low-income backgrounds.
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