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Social Justice

Obama Just Announced the Next Big Thing in Medicine, but Will the FDA Kill It?

By imposing burdensome regulations on genetic testing, the FDA will put small, innovative players out of business and leave the field to "large commercial entities" with near-monopoly power and few incentives to keep up with the latest science.

Michael White

News in Brief

Bringing Sexual Assault on Campus Into the Light

Efforts to increase transparency—and safety—at colleges and universities.

Lauren Kirchner

Education

What Do College Professors Do All Day?

Sit in meetings, mostly.

Lisa Wade

Education

Ironic Demographics: The Higher Education Bubble

Demographic decline is shrinking the pool of applicants for all but a handful of global superbrands, 80 percent of which are located in the United States.

Jim Russell

Economics

The Business of Higher Education: What We Miss by Looking Only at Balance Sheets

The generation of knowledge by professors. The transformative conversations that happen outside of the classroom. The advancements in our understanding of society. How can you put a value on any of these things?

Seth Masket

Social Justice

Should We Use Trigger Warnings on Course Syllabi?

Trigger warnings make sense in certain situations and settings. Higher education isn't one of them.

Tressie McMillan Cottom

Education

Should We Force Colleges to Disclose How They Allocate Financial Aid?

Universities rarely release the specific criteria behind their aid decisions. Could a little-known regulation help open the black box?

Marian Wang

Social Justice

Are Male Professors More Collaborative?

Senior female psychology professors are less likely than their male counterparts to cooperate with their junior, same-gender colleagues on research.

Ryan Jacobs

Social Justice

Fraternity, Sorority Members More Likely to Graduate on Time

New research finds belonging to a Greek organization can lead to a number of positive outcomes, especially for women.

Tom Jacobs

Education

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Pokes at the Foundations of the Ivory Tower

How about a three-year degree? Or a school year without summer vacation? Should we pay professors less? Are these heresy, or common sense ways to reform the university system in the United States?

John Greenya