In the lead-up to the 2016 elections, two candidates have emerged to the fore of public and media attention: Hillary Clinton for the...

The battle over the derogatory term, Redskins, ballooned into a fight over freedom of speech last month when the American Civil Liberties...

For the past few weeks, students at the University of Cape Town have been demonstrating in protest of the Cecil Rhodes statue situated...

Two weeks ago, a student at Duke University hung a noose outside of the student commons building. Earlier in the month, two-dozen...

December 17 was marked by a historic diplomatic breakthrough when President Obama announced that the United States would restore full...

Today, as Yemen lies on the brink of civil war, over 634 civilians have been killed, tens of thousands injured and over 100,000 displaced...

“Two steps forward, one step back.” So goes the old adage of social progress, and so goes American LGBTQ rights. While the past few years...

On Sunday afternoon, Hillary Clinton finally revealed what we had known all along: She’s running for president. Her slick announcement...

The challenge of accessing higher education doesn’t disappear with the arrival of a college acceptance letter. Even those fortunate...

Knowledge is power, and colonial elites knew it better than anyone. In particular, they knew how education can be used to empower some...

In January, two former University of North Carolina athletes filed a class-action lawsuit against the school and the NCAA. According to...

In 2012, former Senator Rick Santorum reacted to Obama’s supposed desire to have every American attend college with quick judgment: “What...

“So weird how writing ability is directly proportional to being able to afford a creative writing MFA. The universe is mysterious...

President Barack Obama’s community college proposal has been touted as a revolutionary step towards universal education — one that will...

Once a month, on a Saturday morning, tens of thousands of bleary-eyed students arrive at high schools around the country, armed with...

With average student loan debts rapidly approaching $30,000 — more than three times what they were just 20 years ago — an increasing...

Monica Lewinsky is making a comeback, just in time for the 2016 election. The increased focus on Lewinsky could negatively impact Hillary...

They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Tell that to the 22 countries of the Arab League who convened at the Arab...

In urban spaces, art is everywhere, from hastily executed graffiti on walls and bridges to prominent full-wall murals. Urban art is part...

From the Alamo to Gettysburg, the battlefields of the United States’ many wars are commonplace across the country. Whether big or small,...