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When mothers all over the world heard this cry, our collective hearts broke. Floyd’s cry became a rallying cry for mamas — despite our ethnicity or race — to answer. “All mothers were summoned” became the uniting phrase, waking up many white moms for the first time about the violent reality of policing and racism in this country. Much has been written about the long-lasting effects of the movement following Mr. Floyd’s death, including questions about longevity, what Black mothers hope happens, and what real change would look like. For one, Black mothers demand systemic solutions ...

‘Why Stanford Should Clone Itself’ David L. Kirp, a professor in the graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley, begins an essay last month in The New York Times with the evidence that the status quo is unfair. "A 2017 study showed that at 38 colleges, including five in the Ivy League, more students come from the top 1 percent of the income scale than from the bottom 60 percent. These hyper-rich youths are a jaw-dropping 77 times as likely to attend an Ivy League college as those whose parents’ income is in the bottom 20 percent," he writes. He cites public universiti...

College Guy: How your name is sold to colleges for marketing Brennan Barnard Published: 3/15/2021 5:05:26 PM Question: I have been getting emails and snail mail from NYU, The University of Chicago and other selective colleges. Is this a good sign? Answer: It is definitely a sign. However, in truth, it is neither good nor bad. You might then wonder what it is a sign of? It means you are likely a junior in high school and have either taken standardized testing or filled out some kind of national survey. It is also a sign that the “admission industrial complex” and college marketing machin...

© Getty Images A growing epidemic of loneliness is affecting large swaths of the U.S. population, exacerbated by isolation measures advised by health officials during the coronavirus pandemic. Experts say the country needs to be addressing the massive public health concern now, particularly as widespread vaccination is still months away. “During the time of the pandemic, at every level of the government, people should be sending this dual message that you gotta be safe — you’ve got to be concerned about transmitting disease — but you’ve also got to stay in relationships with pe...

Watch what you post online because your "digital footprint" can pose risks.