Nicki Minaj Will Now Be Paying Your College Tuition
Yelena Shuster
Fairy Godmother Nicki Minaj started paying off her fans’ student loans, laptops, current classes, equipment and tuition on Twitter—after daring them to show straight A's—and she's up to $18K so far. And this is not a one-time thing: she's planning to start an official charity soon. [Vulture]
Seems like the AP Board is trolling Trump. The 3rd question on the AP English Language Exam (which was based on "America the Illiterate," a column by progressive writer Chris Hedges) asked how much of a role "artifice," or cunning and deceit, play in politics. Hook, line, sinker. [Buzzfeed]
Up next: virtual reality campus tours. Texas A&M University is first to hop on this train in order to make its campus more accessible to students who would otherwise have to fly in. has recently launched a new VR-enabled virtual tour [PSFK]
In it annual essay contest, the New York Times chose four standout college application essays on work, money, and class. [NYT]