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How to engage the Lisa Simpsons of today's academia.
Ever since Sesame Street taught toddlers their ABCs, TV and the media have significantly influenced the attitudes of youth. The media do not show academic success in a positive light.
One rare exception is the character Lisa on "The Simpsons," the popular prime-time cartoon series.
Two women who felt like nerds growing up can relate to Lisa, and wondered what it meant that their key role model as young people was a cartoon character.
"I was waiting in grade school, high school, college and graduate school for people who wanted to learn," said Jessica Turos, assistant director of the career center at Bowling Green State University IN.
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