This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Let’s look at recent history around the 2016 presidential election, for example. The media was filled with stereotypes of what millennials (born 1980-2000) would do, were and weren’t doing, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Reduced charitable giving by middle-class families—on a scale of tens of billions of dollars—could be an unintended consequence of a Republican tax reform plan that reduces itemizing of deductions,” warns Roundtable Vice President…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The devastation of Hurricane Maria’s humanitarian disaster has sparked public debate over the US government’s response. As Puerto Ricans suffer without potable water, food, or air conditioning, President Trump lamented that the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The rise of so many right-wing nationalist movements around the world—Brexit, Donald Trump, the neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia, anti-immigrant protests throughout Europe—have their own distinctive origins and contexts, to be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The public and research support gun control. Here’s how it could help — and why it doesn’t pass. 1) America’s gun problem is completely unique No other developed country in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Why is meat so cheap? McDonald’s sells a McDouble burger for less than $2. A rotisserie chicken costs $4.99 at Costco. Government policy comes into play. Farmers get low-cost water. Cows, pigs…
In politics, representation matters — and that’s why we should elect leaders who reflect their country’s diversity and embrace its multicultural tapestry, says Sayu Bhojwani. Through her own story of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A few years ago, when Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan created the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, they took some heat for incorporating it as an LLC—since such entities can operate with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Richard and Eric Dong, 17-year-old and 15-year-old residents of Arcadia and students of San Marino High School, learned early on that one’s life on earth should be spent in pursuit…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The reality of higher education’s financial challenges is sinking in among college and university business officers. This is the seventh year Inside Higher Ed has surveyed college and university business…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This month, Teach For All launched its first Global Community of Practice in Education Policy in Lima, Peru. The Community of Practice (CoP) brings together a group of 26 network…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Prisoner rehabilitation through postsecondary education is one of the most contested ideas in criminal justice policy today. At the center of our national debate surrounding crime and punishment are more…