Tag: College

"This is a great day for America. We're going back to all merit-based — and that's the way it should be!" Donald Trump celebrated the ruling by the Supreme Court that ended race-based affirmative action in America's colleges and universities. Given his great concern th...

Having a baby usually means your relationship is more permanent, and you and your partner are probably ready to get engaged or married, but it’s not always about a wedding or staying together. And when you find out you’re pregnant, and your partner doesn’t want anything to do wi...

Although I enjoyed college, I can now see that the education I gained there didn’t really benefit me in the real world. Those textbooks don’t provide me with the information or tools I need to get by in life or make wise decisions. Later, I understood that education doesn’t end ...

At the end of high school, I read a book called The Case Against Education by economics professor Bryan Caplan. He makes the claim that college (as well as K-12 education) is only about credentialing individuals in order to ‘signal’ their intelligence, but that credentials aren...

The library was founded in 1592 as part of Trinity College, which was established by Queen Elizabeth I. Its primary purpose was to serve as a resource for scholars and researchers, and it has continued to fulfill this role to this day. Thomas Burgh was the first librarian of Trinit...

For a fresh college graduate moving into Manhattan, a question inevitably arises: how many roommates does it take to live with before finally being able to comfortably get a place on your own? And by “get” I mean rent, although “buy” could certainly apply as well. Of cours...

Let’s say your company will put $6K of its cash in your 401K (but only if you put $6K of your own). Some people might actually say no thank you and not put in 6K of their own money. However, you are saying no to an extra $6K that your employer wants to give you. Also, by putting 6K of your own...

I was dancing at my favorite salsa club last weekend when I took a break to chat with my friend Leo.* I asked him a question I often ask 30-something men — Are you single? His answer surprised me. He said he had given up on dating. Leo is only 36. My spidey senses raised. Leo is perso...

Let’s talk about something that’s been buzzing around lately — a headline that claims that 45% of college-educated women can’t find a man to meet their expectations. Well, let me tell you, it’s a juicy topic, but there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye. ...

While many students are taught about the function of the Electoral College in our political system, they rarely learn about the racist underpinnings of this instrument. However, just like sweet potatoes, racism is baked into the pie. "Standard civics-class accounts of the electoral college rare...

It’s a sad fact that parents of daughters need to think about sexual assault when sending their children to college. One in every five women, or more, are sexually assaulted in college, usually in the first year. In the #MeToo era, it’s important to realize that this college period of ri...

When I left for college at the age of 17, it wasn’t like I was going somewhere I didn’t know. I exchanged my Northwest side of Chicago for the campus of Northwestern University — about ten miles east of where I grew up. Northwestern is located in the city of Evanston. It is ...

They also took interest in the long-debated usage of the sites. Sediment core samples from the elder mound produced evidence of burned ash and cane plants, as well some sort of mammalian bone fragments encased in mineralized reed (from cane plants), together suggesting some sort of crematory, sacrif...

During the summer of 2022, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 367 — a bill aimed at reducing opioid-related overdoses across public colleges and universities in the state. This bill came at a time when the U.S. had just seen its highest rate of opioid-involved drug overd...

These, and low-income students are an important subject of research in the sociology of higher education due to the particular struggles and needs that these groups face. Diversification of elite campuses have called into question the experiences that these types of students have, many of ...

From Princess Diana’s Harvard sweatshirt all the way to Drake’s “Tennessee” crewneck. The college sweatshirt became a staple in many wardrobes as Kendall Jenner wears college gear, despite never attending college herself. But is it just a trend or something deeper? Sou...