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Forget the Shouting and Demonizing: College Students Organize Civil Discussions
Kids on campus are doing what adults can’t seem to: Talk politics, nicely. With both sides at the table.
The Hechinger Report | The Washington Post
April 5, 2019
For Many Poor Students, the Ivy League is Culture Shock
Behind the viral videos of poor kids getting into Ivies is the hard challenge of surviving and belonging.
The Washington Post
March 1, 2019
Women are Playing Sports, but Not Coaching Them
If women can run companies and countries (and the House), why not teams?
Wellesley Centers for Women blogpost
February 6, 2019
America’s Colleges Struggle to Envision the Future of Diversity on Campus
In the midst of application season and the Harvard admissions trial, campuses want “diversity” but aren’t certain what it is — or how to get it.
The Christian Science Monitor | The Hechinger Report
January 16, 2019
Training the Next Generation of Doctors and Nurses
Can tech in medical education make time to build other skills, like helping patients navigate a complicated system?
New York Times
November 9, 2018
The iGen Shift: Colleges are Changing to Reach the Next Generation
Campuses are finally getting it. The new arrivals are not Millennials, version 2.0.
The New York Times
August 3, 2018
Ivy Degree — Now What? Low-income grads struggle with careers, status
There is no “golden ticket.” Earning an elite degree brings fresh stress for low-income first gens who must decide whether to get rich — or save the world.
Christian Science Monitor | The Hechinger Report
April 1, 2018
Low-income, first-generation students have — finally — established a beachhead at Ivy League schools. Now the real work starts.
Low-income first gens are no longer the outsiders they once were.
The Hechinger Report | The Washington Post
March 15, 2018
Unraveling Power Structures in Sports
If sports are more than athletic contests — if they have social, political and economic value — we must care who gets to play.
Wellesley Centers for Women blogpost
February 11, 2018
In a Volatile Climate on Campus, Professors Teach on Tenterhooks
How do you teach charged subjects on politically divided campuses — productively?
New York Times
November 15, 2017
Listening in on Portland State Activists
Campus disruption doesn’t just happen. You have to plan it.
New York Times
August 25, 2017
Liberal Lessons in Taking Back America
When front porch debate is a bygone, lessons in face-to-face political organizing are critical.
New York Times
August 25, 2017
More Diversity Means More Demands
Students are protesting for official recognition of their identities. It’s loud, but fact is: Times are changing.
New York Times
August 25, 2017
Is the College Degree Outdated?
There’s a credential revolution on. What do you REALLY need to succeed?
The Atlantic | The Hechinger Report
April 27, 2017
Learning to Think Like a Computer
A question for our age: Should everyone learn to talk to machines?
New York Times
April 5, 2017
Colleges Discover The Rural Student
Colleges are now reaching out to the hard-to-get-to.
New York Times
February 2, 2017
Voices from Rural American on Why (or Why Not) to Go to College
College looks different from outside the bubble.
New York Times
February 2, 2017
Commentary: Olympics are Gold for Women Athletes
The Cold War push that showed how our opponents made us better — even now.
Wellesley Centers for Women Research and Action Report
December 26, 2016