Language learners often assume that using rare, complex vocabulary will make their speech sound more fluent. Research ...

Fluency in a foreign language is often thought to be about speaking quickly and using advanced vocabulary. However, researchers reveal that speakers who use common, everyday expressions sound more ...

Many college students around Central Massachusetts are preparing to receive their degrees this spring. Here's a look at upcoming commencement ceremonies in the region: When: 10 a.m. Monday, May 12 ...

Emerson College is deeply honored to welcome the incredibly talented and always funny Jennifer Coolidge back to her alma ...

It can be hard to describe that feeling of being overcome by the unbearable cuteness of a fluffy little cat or a ...

As continued cuts to federal scientific research funding persist, it becomes difficult to parse out the impacts. However, one particular impact is clear: the budget reduction plans will have short and ...

noting that the word “woman” is flagged, but not “man” or “sex.” Campuses using keyword lists isn’t entirely new. Some state laws have pressured colleges to avoid using certain terms in the past, said ...

Righeimer, 18, is one of six women from the Mamba Academy going through their first experience with college basketball ... he continued — a word that stayed with the players long after that ...

He seems right at home in front of a camera, boasts an impressive vocabulary, and has reviewer ... I wanted to be on the nice list — so it got a 10.” “When there’s not a lot of Shirley ...

Black students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs ... Financial concerns topped the list of stressors, with more than half of students reporting their financial situation ...

But the average aid was more than triple that – $81,939 – at the 20 schools on this list that gave the most financial aid to international students. Vassar College awarded the largest average ...

Methodology: To find federal web pages with changes that reflected the list of discouraged words, Times journalists extracted the text from over 5,000 snapshots of federal web pages — landing ...