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Governmental Population Policy in China: The Consequences

Governmental Population Policy in China: The Consequences

Harrison Ackerman, Journalism & Political Science '16 October 28, 2011 1

Widely known throughout the world as one of the 20th century’s most impactful examples of family planning policy, China’s One-Child Policy (OCP) has caused serious social and ethical problems that have resulted in enormous

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Generational “Crunch”: The Plight of the Millennial Generation

Generational “Crunch”: The Plight of the Millennial Generation

Christina Schlegel, Political Science '12 October 27, 2011 2

Have you applied to so many job postings your head is spinning? So have 4 million other youth and recent graduates across the nation looking for work.[i] With the worst job market in 70

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American DREAM: Delayed or Denied?

American DREAM: Delayed or Denied?

Robert J. Cohen, Political Science '15 March 9, 2011 0

Over the last decade, policy makers in the United States continually pledged to make reformations to the policies surrounding immigration. This period of time has shown quite clearly that comprehensive reform is almost politically

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What’s Easting U.S.? : Michelle Obama’s War on Childhood Obesity

What’s Easting U.S.? : Michelle Obama’s War on Childhood Obesity

Laura Mueller-Soppart, Political Science '13 April 24, 2010 0

First Lady Michelle Obama introduced a new ambitious national goal to her agenda this past February. Childhood obesity rates have steadily risen in the United States and Obama plans to solve the alarming increase

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Raising or Razing the American Family? Reforming Parental Leave

Raising or Razing the American Family? Reforming Parental Leave

Janet Lui, Behavioral Neuroscience, '11 February 3, 2010 0

Family leave policies in the workplace have traditionally focused on women, reflecting traditional American cultural values that assign a dominant role for mothers in the child rearing process. Recent research shows that this framework

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