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  2. 2010 Duke University faux sex thesis controversy - Wikipedia

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    The article quoted the adage that "the Internet is forever" and observed that Owen's example shows that "not all information on the Internet can be controlled". [1] It suggested that Owen "should use the seldom-used tort of publication of private, embarrassing facts". [1] The thesis continued to attract newspaper and academic interest in later ...

  3. The Bertrand Russell Case - Wikipedia

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    In 1940, Bertrand Russell was hired by the City College of New York to teach classes on logic, mathematics, and metaphysics of science. This appointment was made controversial by William Thomas Manning, the Episcopal Bishop of New York City, who argued that due to Bertrand Russell's writings against religion and approval of sexual acts disapproved of by traditional Christian teachings, he ...

  4. Reverse discrimination - Wikipedia

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    Unfair policies on Chinese college entrance exams as well as human rights considered to be favoring the national minority have both been believed to be causing reverse discrimination in the mainland. Han chauvinism has been becoming more popular in mainland China since the 2000s, the cause of which has been attributed to the discontent towards ...

  5. Legacy preferences - Wikipedia

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    Currently, the Ivy League institutions are estimated to admit 10% to 15% of each entering class using legacy admissions. [21] For example, in the 2008 entering undergraduate class, the University of Pennsylvania admitted 41.7% of legacies who applied during the early decision admissions round and 33.9% of legacies who applied during the regular admissions cycle, versus 29.3% of all students ...

  6. Category:Academic scandals - Wikipedia

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    University of Bristol admissions controversy; University of Illinois clout scandal; University of Illinois slush fund scandal; University of Miami Justice for Janitors campaign; 2015–2016 University of Missouri protests; University of North Carolina academic-athletic scandal; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill football scandal

  7. Backlash over NFL player Harrison Butker’s commencement ...

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    His mother, Elizabeth Keller Butker, is a medical physicist at Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute in Atlanta and holds, among other academic accolades, a degree in chemistry from Smith ...

  8. Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard - Wikipedia

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    With its companion case, Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina, the Supreme Court effectively overruled Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) [6] and Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), which validated some affirmative action in college admissions provided that race had a limited role in decisions. [c]

  9. Karol G addresses backlash to '+57' lyric: 'I still have a ...

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    Karol G is speaking out after a lyric from her latest song sparked backlash for allegedly promoting the sexualization of minors.. The reggaeton superstar's new song "+57" − intended to be a ...