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As the holidays approach, today’s colleges and universities are increasingly marked by overflowing donation bins containing canned goods collected by every student organization and faculty department to stock the campus food pantry. While that generosity of spirit is appreciated, we think it’s time to say thanks and ask how those collective energies could be harnessed to fight students’ hunger, rather than just feed them.
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Donald J. Trump’s appointment of Linda McMahon—the retired wresting professional wrestling executive—to lead the U.S. Department of Education has drawn the ire of some advocacy groups and worries from others who question if she is qualified to lead the agency. “The position of United States Secretary of Education is a vitally important one, both substantively and symbolically,” said Robert Kim, the executive director of the Education Law Center , an organization that pushes for equitable outcom
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