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Education Secretary Arne Duncan on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday said it was “worth considering” giving student athletes a free graduate school education in addition to the free ride they already get for undergrad. “Yeah, I think that’s really important. People talk about helping them graduate from college. Yes, they should do that, but M.B.A., you know Master’s, PhD, having some ability for the rest of your life to go back and get education. I think that’s something worth considering. Some folks are talking about the medical expenses long term. I think that’s a fair question on the table,” Duncan...

Many took it on FR and did very good on the test. Trying to find it. Can anyone remember?

In addition to being a long-time Freeper, I'm a graduate student in communications. This semester, I'm writing my thesis on political ideology and Internet use. I've designed a survey with questions on political views and Internet use. It's short, confidential and anonymous. I'd appreciate the help, especially since I need to recruit more conservatives to take it! Click here to take surveyPlease freepmail me if you have any questions.

Big business ain’t what it used to be, if it ever was. “The achievement of the Clinton and the DLC generation was, in fact, to think about first principles, to think about the relationships between state and civil society, to think about the ability of the market to achieve traditional, liberal ends,” The New Republic’s Peter Beinert said at Harvard last year. And they are succeeding. “Success in the business sector today requires engagement with governments, academic institutions, and others,” Edward E. Potter, an executive with Coca-Cola wrote in a letter to the Chronicle of Higher Education. “This engagement provides...

I will be applying to the Near Eastern/Judaic Studies PhD program at Brandeis University (plus other universities as well). I was wondering if there were any Brandeis alums here on Free Republic who could give me some advice on how to go about applying and getting accepted.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Greg Smith, who graduated from Randolph-Macon College at age 13, will attend graduate school at the University of Virginia, the university said Wednesday. Smith will pursue a Ph.D. in mathematics. He plans to take two summer courses and attend U.Va.'s orientation on Monday, his 14th birthday. "It has been my plan since I graduated from high school to apply to U.Va. for my graduate work," said Smith. "I am so excited to have this wonderful opportunity to study at one of our country's best universities." Smith has kept a rapid academic pace since early childhood, solving math...