Articles
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Is the College Degree Outdated?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
When Is a Girl Not a Girl?
What sex testing in sport is really about. (Hint: Not catching guys in skirts and wigs)
Women's Review of Books
November 23, 2016
How the University of Alabama Became a National Player
When states cut $, some go big. U of A is the envy — and the worry — of public higher education.
New York Times
November 3, 2016
Leftover Meal Plan Swipes: No Waste Here
Campus meal plan rules leave some students with too much; others are hungry. Can they share?
New York Times
August 7, 2016
Career Coaching for the Playdate Generation
Are we over-helping our kids? Has failure become too dangerous? A new industry of personal coaches has sprouted to help students get internships, pick majors, search for jobs — even figure out what they care about.
New York Times
April 11, 2016
A New Spin on College Financing? Treating Students Like Stocks
Could Income Share Agreements be an alternative to student loans? Or will they change what college is about?
PBS Newshour (Hechinger Report) | The Hechinger Report
March 18, 2016