Sheila Bair is in a tough spot these days.
 

As head of the troubled FDIC, she’s got the difficult task of reassuring the American public that even though the economy seems to be going down the toilet, everything is okay.
 

But, on the bright side, Forbes named the University of Kansas grad the second most powerful woman in the world. Not bad, ...

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Title IX investigations in the sciences galvanized the public to focus on the achievements of women, even a recent study proved that females and males perform equally in mathematics, and just when the Beijing Olympics committee decides to dole out gender verification tests to female athletes; Forbes.com releases the list of “The World’s Youngest...

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Forbes reports the warehouse shopping giant, Sam’s Club, will offer a new collegiate membership card to hungry college students with money to spare. The “college card” will have the same advantages as their $40 standard membership card with the addition on a $15 gift card to kick start spending. All students need to sign up is a valid university...

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In the "Higher Education" section of Forbes.com, we have "The Billionaire Universities." Andrew Farrell, a Forbes contributor, sifted through all of the billionaires and found their alma maters to compile a list of the top schools with that flare for cranking out the billionaires.

If you're lucky enough to get into any of these schools, you ma

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