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• 6 Chinese nationals accused of stealing US firms' technology
• UN experts rap S.Korea over AIDS test for expat teachers
• Learn How to Transfer Parent PLUS Loans to a Child
• 4 Ways to Grow a College Savings Account Quickly
• Extracurricular Activities Grow at Arab Region Universities
• Common Receives Honorary Degree, Gives Winston-Salem State University Commencement Speech

6 Chinese nationals accused of stealing US firms' technology Posted: 20 May 2015 07:28 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged six Chinese nationals, including three who earned advanced degrees from the University of Southern California, with stealing wireless technology from a pair of U.S. companies.

UN experts rap S.Korea over AIDS test for expat teachers Posted: 20 May 2015 06:01 AM PDT UN rights experts on Wednesday rapped South Korea for demanding that a New Zealander undergo an HIV test before renewing her teaching contract, insisting she should be paid compensation. The woman, identified in the media as Lisa Griffin, did not have her contract renewed in 2009 after she refused to undergo the test, which is not required of ethnic Korean teachers. Griffin's employers, the Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education, had said that HIV/AIDS tests were "viewed as a means to check the values and morality of foreign English teachers," a UN statement said.

Learn How to Transfer Parent PLUS Loans to a Child Posted: 20 May 2015 06:00 AM PDT You, the parent, are responsible for repaying the loan," says the Department of Education's student loan website. With this strategy, the child refinances the parent PLUS loan into a private student loan, transferring the debt into the student's name in the process. The PLUS loan goes away, repaid by the child's new private loan, with new terms and conditions.

4 Ways to Grow a College Savings Account Quickly Posted: 20 May 2015 05:30 AM PDT Among families that are actively saving for their children's college education, only 27 percent are using 529 plans and other similar accounts that can provide considerable tax advantages, according to a 2015 study from student lender Sallie Mae. Instead, nearly half of families saving for college are using general savings accounts. Along with missing out on tax benefits, parents who are socking away funds in traditional savings accounts may lose out on potential growth from investing in stocks, bonds and other assets through 529 plans.

Extracurricular Activities Grow at Arab Region Universities Posted: 20 May 2015 04:00 AM PDT Ala Ahmed Al-Mubarak saw firsthand how student activities at some higher education institutions in the Arab region are lacking. Al-Mubarak, a lab technician in the oil and gas industry in Saudi Arabia, studied English language and literature at the Arab Open University in Bahrain from 2004 to 2008. "I don't recall there being any activities on campus besides career day," said Al-Mubarak via email.

Common Receives Honorary Degree, Gives Winston-Salem State University Commencement Speech Posted: 15 May 2015 09:00 PM PDT "Go out and change the world," Common said to the crowd after being honored with his honorary degree.

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