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Facebook was created for college students to get in touch with each other. It has helped people stay in touch online so well, that it might be hurting attendance at real-world class reunions.

Harvard's 1650 charter specifically cited its role in the education of “English and Indian youth” and in 1655 the Harvard Indian College was founded. In April 2010, a Wampanoag home, called a wetu, was built on the site of the Indian College. The University recently announced that it will honor one of the first Native Americans ever to attend Harvard College with a special posthumous degree at its 2011 Commencement exercises on May 26.

School children in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and U.S. Soccer announced today that former U.S. Women’s National Team players Briana Scurry and Amanda Cromwell will serve as sports diplomats May 1-7 in the first wave of soccer exchanges slated for this year. Scurry and Cromwell will travel to Germany, which will host the 2011 Women’s World Cup. They will conduct soccer clinics with youth, meet with high school and university students, and participate in local community events in Berlin, Dresden, Wolfsburg, Sinsheim, and Frankfurt.

Niobe Way conducted hundreds of interviews with boys from 11 to 18 and found that more than 85 percent of her respondents suggested their closest friends, especially those during early and middle adolescence, “share the plot of ‘Love Story’ more than the plot of ‘Lord of the Flies.’” She argues such friendships fade as they age because of ingrained societal norms.

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Mr. Qian Tang, Assistant Director General of UNESCO, at the Press Briefing on the 10th High-Level Group on Education for All.

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