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Oct 16, 2024 | 
grandhaventribune.com | Jessica Calarco
For a university with a $10 billion endowment, a $100 million donation — like the one an unnamed donor recently made to the University of Chicago’s Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression — might seem like a drop in the bucket.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Jessica Calarco
For a university with a $10 billion endowment, a $100 million donation — like the one an unnamed donor recently made to the University of Chicago’s Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression— might seem like a drop in the bucket.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
miamiherald.com | Jessica Calarco
For a university with a $10 billion endowment, a $100 million donation - like the one an unnamed donor recently made to the University of Chicago's Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression- might seem like a drop in the bucket.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
everand.com | Jessica Calarco
For a university with a $10 billion endowment, a $100 million donation — like the one an unnamed donor recently made to the University of Chicago’s Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression— might seem like a drop in the bucket.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
chicagotribune.com | Jessica Calarco
For a university with a $10 billion endowment, a $100 million donation — like the one an unnamed donor recently made to the University of Chicago’s Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression — might seem like a drop in the bucket.
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Sep 7, 2024 | 
journalgazette.net | Andrew Leigh |Scott Galloway |Jessica Calarco |Peter Goodman
These works of economics are newly available through the Allen County Public Library. “How Economics Explains the World: A Short History of Humanity”by Andrew Leigh This sweeping yet concise history of the impact of economics on the world examines how capitalism, powered by both greed and the desire for betterment, emerged as the dominant world system.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
spotlightonpoverty.org | Jessica Calarco
How Women Became America’s Safety Net Other countries have an elaborate safety net to help keep families healthy and functioning—the U.S. has women. That’s the central idea at the heart of Jessica Calarco‘s new book, Holding it Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net. Based on 5 years of research and more than 400 hours of interviews with U.S. parents, the book explores the myths that drive this unequal system as well as some of the potential reforms to improve it.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Jessica Calarco
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
newsweek.com | Jessica Calarco
Despite representing a tiny fraction of American colleges and universities, Ivy League schools play an outsized role in educating the power players in American politics. Sixteen former U.S. presidents attended Ivy League schools, and both the current Republican nominee for president and his running mate are Ivy League alums. The crassness of Donald Trump's and JD Vance's rhetoric might seem like a strong contrast with the genteel Ivy aesthetic.
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Jul 28, 2024 | 
devicedaily.com | Jessica Calarco
How the DIY economy hurts women
In her new book, sociologist Jessica Calarco breaks down how women take on unpaid labor in order to hold our “DIY society” together. BY Jessica CalarcoAs the protectors, women are tasked with being the default parents, housekeepers, kin-keepers, health managers, budget managers, and volunteers.
