Articles
America’s Colleges Struggle to Envision the Future of Diversity on Campus
In the midst of application season and the Harvard admissions trial, campuses want “diversity” but aren’t certain what it is — or how to get it.
The Christian Science Monitor | The Hechinger Report
January 16, 2019
Training the Next Generation of Doctors and Nurses
Can tech in medical education make time to build other skills, like helping patients navigate a complicated system?
New York Times
November 9, 2018
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
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
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Is the College Degree Outdated?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
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
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
Can Elite Colleges Reshape Admissions?
A new app wants college admissions to feel less fake, on both sides. Plus, pitched to help first gens, does it?
New York Times
October 26, 2015
First-Generation Students Unite
Tired of being invisible, first gens get together, “come out” and speak up.
New York Times
April 9, 2015
A Tragic Mess
Book review of The Price of Silence: The Duke Lacrosse Scandal, The Power Elite, and the Corruption of Our Great Universities By William D. Cohan
Women's Review of Books
March 31, 2015
Rape Culture on Campus
Why do some college students think sexist and racist behavior is okay?
Women=Books Blog
March 31, 2015