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Harvard’s prestigious debate team loses to New York prison inmates

Posted on October 7, 2015 by mea

The showdown took place at the Eastern correctional facility in New York, a maximum-security prison where convicts can take courses taught by faculty from nearby Bard College, and where inmates have formed a popular debate club. Last month they invited … Continue reading →

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The Oh-So-Fragile Class of 2014 Needs to STFU And Listen to Some New Ideas

Posted on May 14, 2014 by mea

The entire point of college is to be exposed to different things: Different types of people, different ideas—and maybe some of those people will hail from organizations that negatively impacted poor countries, or maybe they were partly responsible for a … Continue reading →

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MPAA backs anti-piracy curriculum for elementary school students

Posted on November 12, 2013 by mea

“It’s important to prepare children to succeed and thrive and learn how to share and create and move files in a way that’s ethical and responsible,” said Marsali Hancock, president of iKeepSafe. via MPAA backs anti-piracy curriculum for elementary school … Continue reading →

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