We need more teachers of color, so why do we use tests that keep...
Emery Petchauer, Michigan State University
Students of color seldom see teachers who look like them. This is because many aspiring teachers of color are pushed...
5 ways summer camp makes a difference – and what to look for in...
Daniel J Richmond, University of Utah and Robert Warner, University of Utah
In popular culture, summer camp is often portrayed as a place where pranks...
Teens have less face time with their friends – and are lonelier than ever
Jean Twenge, San Diego State University
Ask a teen today how she communicates with her friends, and she’ll probably hold up her smartphone. Not that...
A half-century before the hashtag, artists were on the front lines of #MeToo
Vivien G. Fryd, Vanderbilt University
The #MeToo movement has had a sweeping effect on politics, organized religion, educational institutions, Hollywood, sports and the military.
The cultural...
Marijuana is a lot more than just THC – a pharmacologist looks at the...
James David Adams, University of Southern California
Medical marijuana is legal in 33 states as of November 2018. Yet the federal government still insists marijuana...
The mental health crisis among America’s youth is real – and staggering
Jean Twenge, San Diego State University
The first signs of a problem started to emerge around 2014: More young people said they felt overwhelmed and...
Why meritocracy is a myth in college admissions
Morgan Polikoff, University of Southern California; Jerome A Lucido, University of Southern California, and Julie Renee Posselt, University of Southern California
The most damaging myth...
What will happen to Michael Jackson’s legacy? A famed writer’s fall could offer clues
Rachel Hope Cleves, University of Victoria
There’s no question that Michael Jackson changed music history. But how will history remember Michael Jackson?
Since HBO released the...
