Will Pennsylvania vote for a Harvard grad with a working-class image? Thomas Gift - May 26, 2022 The Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, John Fetterman, is cultivating an unpretentious image. Here’s what the research says.
A new bill in Congress would end ‘legacy’ college preferences. Here’s why that matters. Jasmine Harris - February 14, 2022 ‘Legacy’ admissions were introduced to keep elite schools White. My research finds that that’s hurting Black and Brown students today.
Elite private universities got much wealthier while most schools fell behind. My research found out why. Charlie Eaton - October 28, 2021 Insiders helped out insiders, and the rich got richer
What happens when colleges welcome people to campus and someone becomes ill? William Blake and Susan M. Sterett - July 17, 2020 For U.S. universities, legal liability is just one of many uncertainties
The real college admissions scandal isn’t bribes and cheating. It’s how wealth tilts the playing field. Scott E. Page - March 21, 2019 If you can choose from 18 sports and 150 clubs, you have more chances to excel.
There’s an old conservative idea behind Donald Trump’s threat to regulate Google Henry Farrell - September 4, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77325" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The logo of Google is pictured
Say you’re leading a country. Does having a Western education matter? Thomas Gift and Daniel Krcmaric - November 13, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32155" align="aligncenter" width="908"] (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)[/caption] When Western-educated
Grading the 2015 Bill and Melinda Gates letter on poverty alleviation Chris Blattman - January 23, 2015 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="658"] Bill and Melinda Gates in Los
Ashton Carter and the astoundingly elite educational credentials of Obama’s Cabinet appointees Patrick Egan - December 5, 2014 Ashton Carter, the longtime Pentagon insider whose nomination as defense
Democrats pull ahead in NYT wedding announcements that have a party identification Andrew Gelman - April 3, 2014 After seeing my post on the sister blog that discussed