A recent study has shown that minority students are more likely to perform better classes due to their relationships with minority faculty.
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Study shows minority students benefit from instructors of same ethnicity
Tags: Florian Hoffmann, minority students, National Bureau of Economic Research, Philip Oreopoulo, Robert Fairlie
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14,000 more jobs made available for women in the Military
Policy changes make over 14,000 more jobs available to women in the United States Military.
Tags: Department of Defense, umass rotc, women in the military
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UM researchers found fish capable of communication through a form of talking
University of Massachusetts fish biologists have found that fish communicate through a series of sounds .
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19 million jobs could be created by banks spending, says PERI study
According to the Political Economy Research Insitute – an independent unit of UMass – if banks spend $1.4 trillion, 19 million jobs will be created.
Tags: James Heintz, Political Economy Research Institute, Robert Nakosteen, UMass, unemployment
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Music group shoots video in the campus center
Group finds inspiration in the quiet of Campus Center basement to make a music video.
Tags: Biggs, Johny Draper, Moe Edwards
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Feeling down? High five! Thursday is National High Five Day
The National High Five Project will sponsor the tenth-annual National High Five Day this Thursday.
Tags: National High Five Project
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News across the nation
News from around the United States. From Wall Street to Libya to college campuses, this is the news from across the nation.
Tags: California, unemployment, United States news, Wall Street
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Texas group launches new scholarship for white males only
A group of graduate students at Texas State University has launched a non-profit charity seeking to benefit financially needy white male students.
Tags: scholarships, Texas State University, White Males
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The protests in Libya unraveled
On February 16, Libyans took to the streets in support of a lawyer imprisoned. The initial protest of hundreds turned in to thousands taking to the streets in support of a new government.
Tags: Lawyer, Libya, protests
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Large majority of Americans sympathetic to protesters in Egypt
A recent Gallup poll shows Americans are largely sympathetic towards protesters in Egypt.
Tags: Egypt, Poll, Support
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