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• Obama courts college students returning to campus
• Thousands of Canada teachers protest pay freeze
• U.S. colleges see opportunity as Brazil sends students abroad
• College Students: Serve Us Real Food, Please
• World Chefs: Trotter marks milestone by closing restaurant

Obama courts college students returning to campus Posted: 28 Aug 2012 04:43 PM PDT President Barack Obama, appealing to students who powered his first White House run, swooped onto college campuses Tuesday to remind those returning to class that they hold a unique power to determine the election.

Thousands of Canada teachers protest pay freeze Posted: 28 Aug 2012 01:34 PM PDT Canadian teachers on Tuesday protested proposals for a two-year pay freeze and curbs to their collective bargaining rights to help pay down Ontario province's $14.8 billion budget deficit.

U.S. colleges see opportunity as Brazil sends students abroad Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:10 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. colleges, holding onto a shrinking lead as the world's biggest educator of international students, are eyeing a promising new market in Brazil, an emerging economy with big hopes for the future but a shortage of skilled labor. U.S. Commerce Undersecretary Francisco Sanchez will lead officials from 66 U.S. colleges and universities to Brasilia, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro beginning Thursday on what he told Reuters is the biggest trade mission of the Obama administration. ...

College Students: Serve Us Real Food, Please Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:15 AM PDT Over the next couple of weeks, students will once again fill America's college and university campuses—and they'll be hungry. The cost to feed them?

World Chefs: Trotter marks milestone by closing restaurant Posted: 28 Aug 2012 07:02 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Charlie Trotter will mark the 25th anniversary of his Chicago restaurant on Friday by closing its doors permanently so he can pursue a master's degree in philosophy. Charlie Trotter's has won every major U.S. culinary award for its innovative American cuisine, while its wine program with over 1,800 selections from around the world has garnered equal acclaim. The 52-year-old Chicago native spoke to Reuters about the current dining scene, his academic future and his last dinner at his restaurant. ...

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