How to Make College More Relevant for Gen Z
With a nimbler approach to the curriculum, we can help this generation develop their ideals into real-world solutions.
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Pacific Standard’s Ideas section is your destination for idea-driven features, voracious culture coverage, sharp opinion, and enlightening conversation.
Blending, Nesting, and Multitasking: How Gen Z’ers Use the Library
Libraries have changed from a silent space to a community hub that hosts all kinds of activities.
How Gen Z Presents a Challenge to Traditional Arts Organizations
Social institutions that nourish the arts need to offer young people aesthetic experiences that reflect their lived experiences.
Why Trump Reversed Himself on WikiLeaks
Yesterday's indictment of Julian Assange had as much to do with the precedent of the Obama administration as Trump's anti-press zeal.
Playwright Dipika Guha on Why Americans Love Unreliable Narrators
Playwright Dipika Guha discusses Islamophobia in American media, and why audiences seem hungry for art that mirrors the gray areas of our civic life.
‘We Need to Keep Our Language Alive’: Inside a Uyghur Bookshop in Istanbul
Far from the reach of the Chinese government, Uyghur booksellers are protecting their language from being erased.
The Future Is Non-Binary, and Teens Are Leading the Way
Teenage girls are challenging the meaning and the traditional constraints of gender—but many boys are still trying to fit into a gender structure that has historically benefited them.
How Generation Z, as the Multicultural Vanguard, Can Safeguard the Future of America
If older Americans can learn from the more enlightened racial attitudes among Generation Z, then the country can look forward to a bright future.
Instead of Generational Conflict, Let’s Have Intergenerational Partnership
A coalition between generations could just be the missing piece of infrastructure that our social movements need.
‘Stagnancy Is Scarier Than Change’: What I Learned From My Road Trip in Search of Gen Z
There's a stubborn optimism among my generation. We care deeply, and we're ready to be listened to.