by Sara Hodon
Freelance Writer
One of the best parts of college is being surrounded by diversity: in religion, culture--even thought. Here are some ways to engage with political diversity on campus.
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by Dawson Vore
CollegeXpress Student Writer
A series devoted to Myers-Briggs personality types and recommended jobs for each type. This edition: ENTP (extroversion, intuition, thinking, perception).
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by Naomi Hong
Student, Occidental College
Naomi was studying abroad in Japan on November 8, 2016, so she had to watch the election results unfold from afar--while surrounded by people who couldn't really understand what she was going through. This is what it was like.
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by Ari Sen
Student, West Henderson High School
Look past the yelling matches to the facts about each candidate and where they stand on issues that are important to you, such as your education. When you do, you'll see: your vote (or your parents' vote) matters.
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by CollegeXpress and Terry Ward
Why do people act, dress, and live like they do? From the cultures that comprise the world today to the ancient civilizations we can't seem to learn enough about, the social sciences and humanities allow you to explore all that separates humans from the other primates.
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by Jim Martinho
Editor, Porter Sargent Handbooks
Summer is a great time to work on research projects outside of school. Here are some tips to help you get started on a research project of your own.
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by Megan Sietsma
Student, English Education, Purdue University
This 10-part series will look at those forgotten majors: the ones that do not seem to have job fairs, the ones that people ask, "What will you do with that?" Today, we look at a history degree.
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by Jim Martinho
Editor, Porter Sargent Handbooks
History course work could be an unfortunate casualty of the campaign to raise test results in reading and mathematics. But that makes the summer the perfect time to catch up. Even better, specialized programs allow students to spend extended time on historical periods that may be discussed only briefly or omitted entirely from their high school curricula.
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by Rebecca VanderMeulen
Freelance Writer
Maybe you're thinking of majoring in political science. But doesn't that mean you have to go to law school or run for office someday? Absolutely not.
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