Month: June 2023

Harvard Yard, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Maddie Meyer | Getty Images By lunchtime Thursday, Christopher Rim, president and CEO of Command Education, had received more than two dozen calls from students and their families, all with one question: How would the Supreme Court‘s ruling on the affirmative action admission policies of Harvard
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Pottery Barn Teen and Pottery Barn Kids recently launched a collaboration with Rifle Paper Co that’s just the right mix of cheerful and charming. It’s what every contemporary design lover has been waiting for. Allison Spampanato, Senior Vice President of Product Design And Development for Pottery Barn Kids tells me, “Working with the team at
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The death of New York’s Richard Ravitch, a legendary civic and economic expert and problem solver, prompted the New York Times’ Ginia Bellafante to recall the city’s brush with bankruptcy in the 1970s. Noting Ravitch’s role in bringing unions into the city’s financial rescue, Bellafante wonders “could such an alliance happen today?” Sadly, probably not.
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Thanasis Zovoilis | Getty Callers who have sought help from the Social Security Administration in recent years have reported long wait times, dropped calls and inability to access the agency’s services. A new report from the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General found the agency experienced more than 40 telephone system disruptions between
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You have worked all your life, what kind of wealth are you likely to have? Here is the thing. Most older adults and households nearing retirement don’t have any significant stock holdings; people nearing retirement don’t have large amounts of home equity; most people nearing retirement have small or nonexistent retirement plans. Wealth Is Falling
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It’s no secret that there’s a housing shortage in the U.S. and there’s plenty of blame to go around for its myriad causes. These range from the homebuilding industry citing laws and regulations like California’s Environmental Quality Act (popularly known as CEQA), to immigration advocates pointing out a shortage of foreign construction workers exacerbating an
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