What your ability to engage with stories says about your real-life relationships
Nathan Silver, The Ohio State University and Michael Slater, The Ohio State University
The best TV shows and films don’t simply distract from the drudgery...
States – not just Congress – should unlock student financial aid for people in...
Bradley D. Custer, Michigan State University
When it comes to higher education in prison, much of the media and advocacy focus is on trying to...
Doris Day was a sunny actress and a domestic violence survivor; are there lessons?
Joan M. Cook, Yale University
Hollywood legend Doris Day died May 13, 2019 at age 97 at her home in Carmel Valley, California. The beautiful,...
Political cartoonists are out of touch – it’s time to make way for memes
Jennifer Grygiel, Syracuse University
The New York Times came under fire after a political cartoon appeared in print on April 25, 2019. In it, a...
We’re just beginning to grasp the toll of the Islamic State’s archaeological looting in...
Fiona Greenland, University of Virginia; James Marrone, Johns Hopkins University; Oya Topçuoğlu, Northwestern University, and Tasha Vorderstrasse, University of Chicago
The Islamic State surrendered its...
Long considered a high honor, the valedictorian tradition faces an uncertain future
John R. Thelin, University of Kentucky
As college and high school graduations take place, thousands of select students will step to podiums to deliver their...
Are yoga and mindfulness in schools religious?
Candy Gunther Brown, Indiana University
The number of U.S. children age 4 to 17 practicing yoga rose from 2.3% to 8.4% – or from 1.3...
Activists want a San Francisco high school mural removed, saying its impact today should...
Amna Khalid, Carleton College and Jeffrey Aaron Snyder, Carleton College
For nearly a century, a massive mural by painter Victor Arnautoff titled “The Life of...
