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American higher education is approaching a sharp drop in the number of college-aged students — a trend known as the demographic cliff. At the same time, following decades of declining enrollment, ...

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Being able to pass freely between Olympus, the Underworld, and the mortal realm, Hermes fulfilled an important role in Greek ...

Ashour was born in 1946 in Tamadur Alley in the Karmouz district of Alexandria, a popular district that welcomed people from ...