Articles
Lessons From Tornadoes Help a Community Combat Covid
Rural Lawrence County, TN brings science (plus “Masks, Distancing, Sanitizing”) to the battle to keep students learning during this wild academic year.
New York Times
October 16, 2020
A Regional Public University’s Identity Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic has hastened a reckoning for non-flagship public campuses in Ohio and across the Midwest: Who should they serve?
NBC News | The Hechinger Report
August 19, 2020
With dorms shut and classes online, college students DIY campus life
Students create quarantine campuses because college is more than classes.
The Hechinger Report | The Washington Post
May 18, 2020
College is Hard. Iggy, Pounce, Cowboy Joe and Sunny are Here to Help.
Campuses are using AI-enabled chatbots to help students navigate and connect.
New York Times
April 8, 2020
On College Campuses, Social Media Provides Private Spaces for Thousands
Campus-specific social media is a running conversation, as real as what’s happening face to face.
New York Times
March 1, 2020
He Wanted to Be a Pro Basketball Player. He Became a Teacher Instead.
Q&A with education visionary Jeff Duncan-Andrade.
New York Times
November 21, 2019
What happens when college students discuss lab work in Spanish, philosophy in Chinese or opera in Italian?
Language course enrollments are plummeting. Is teaching foreign language sections of English courses an answer?
The Hechinger Report | The Washington Post
November 19, 2019
Where 4-Year Schools Find a Pool of Applicants: 2-Year Schools
Community college students are feeding a counter-narrative to the jostle for prestige in admissions. And it’s compelling.
New York Times
October 11, 2019
From Albania to Singapore, U.S. Students Look For Tailored Experiences Abroad
More students than ever are studying abroad. But they are doing it differently. It’s brief, structured and in English.
New York Times
June 12, 2019
Forget the Shouting and Demonizing: College Students Organize Civil Discussions
Kids on campus are doing what adults can’t seem to: Talk politics, nicely. With both sides at the table.
The Hechinger Report | The Washington Post
April 5, 2019
For Many Poor Students, the Ivy League is Culture Shock
Behind the viral videos of poor kids getting into Ivies is the hard challenge of surviving and belonging.
The Washington Post
March 1, 2019
Women are Playing Sports, but Not Coaching Them
If women can run companies and countries (and the House), why not teams?
Wellesley Centers for Women blogpost
February 6, 2019
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
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