Higher Education

What are the broader implications of increasing taxes on private universities' endowments?

Though DePauw's administration has worked to improve campus climate, bias incidents at the onset of the past three school years have made college a difficult transition for first-year students of color.

The Cal State system recently decided to abandon placement exams for certain classes. What will the implications be for the schools' educational quality?

Harvard's proposed ban on final clubs, fraternities and sororities is only the latest debate in a conflict between student autonomy and campus inclusion.

Public education advocates grapple with a thorny issue: should parents help their children succeed, even through unequal methods?

Scholars face a choice when confronting racist ideas: shun the idea and deny it a platform, or engage with it to refute its underlying assumptions.

Protests against conservative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos provoke questions on free speech and protest on college campuses.

While the Common Application has opened doors for prospective students, it has also exacerbated the disadvantages of low-income college applicants and increased favor toward affluent students.

Georgetown University's offer of preferential admission status to the descendants of slaves it sold in the 1800s has sparked moral debates about making amends.

Should we start paying more attention to race and diversity in the medical profession? Medical students of color explain their experiences of being treated differently, both in the classroom and the field.

Finland's schools are throwing away the conventional rules of education and has found great success both on tests and in classrooms. Should the U.S be taking notes?

As student loan debt continues to rise, enforcement of its collection poses a unique problem for the criminal justice system.

Contributing Scholar Pamela J. Hobart on a libertarian form of education.

In defense of incorporating first-person into academic texts of all kinds.

Rachel is a senior intern from Huntingburg, Indiana. She will graduate this Sunday with a double major in Political Science and Education Studies and a minor in Chemistry. This fall, she will pursue a Masters degree in Mind, Brain, and Education at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. 1. Tell us about an ethics/social justice issue that is … Continue reading "Prindle Intern Spotlight: Rachel Hanebutt"

When we all were seniors in high school, we filled out the numerous applications to universities that we hoped would accept us and would one day be our home for the next four years. The Common Application made this process much easier for many students, since it allows one student to apply to several universities … Continue reading "Is it Wrong to Ask Where Else You’re Applying?"

As a member of the graduating class (yes, I said it) and a Prindle Intern, I feel that it is my ethical duty to bring the following question to your pre-graduation attention: What, if any, responsibility do we as graduates of DePauw University, have in living ethical lives post-graduation? I raise this question because of … Continue reading "Ethical Responsibilities of DePauw Graduates"

As a millennial and current college student, I understand the struggle of endless nights in the library, clinging to your coffee, dreaming about sleep, and wondering “what is all of this studying worth?”  While what you are studying is well worth something, what you are studying for (i.e. an exam) may not seem to be. The … Continue reading "Ethics of Meritocracy in Education and The American Dream: “Why I Hate School but Love Education”"

The rampant use of study drugs on college campuses has been the cause of extensive debate for some time now. It has become increasingly easy to acquire a prescription, and to then sell it cheaply to other students. Study drugs such as Adderall and Vyvanse have become hard to regulate and as a result, the … Continue reading "Are Legal Study Drugs still an Ethical Issue?"

This post by Dr. Jeff McCall was originally published in The Indy Star on April 3, 2015. The good news is that nearly 90 percent of recently surveyed millennials say they get news off Facebook. The bad news is that most of those social media users stumble into the “news” only when they go to the … Continue reading "What Millennials Consume on Facebook"