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Jeb Bush has a liberal arts degree. It didn’t stop him from belittling liberal arts majors. (Washington Post) by Valerie Strauss “Not surprisingly, liberal arts majors, especially psychology majors, were … Continue reading "What We’re Reading: November 5, 2015"

Women’s Groups Urge Colleges and Government to Rein In Yik Yak (The Chronicle of Higher Education) by Peter Schmidt “Seventy-two women’s and civil-rights groups on Wednesday announced a campaign to … Continue reading "What We’re Reading: October 29, 2015"

Self-Driving Cars Hit the Streets, Sort Of (NPR) by Aarti Shahani “Just as I’m lifting my foot from the accelerator, I feel the steering wheel take on a life of … Continue reading "What We’re Reading: October 22, 2015"

Happy Back to the Future Day! October 21, 2015 is the day that Marty McFly travelled to the future in Doc Brown’s time-traveling DeLorean. To commemorate this day, I thought … Continue reading "Would It Be Wrong to Build a Time Machine?"

An Oklahoma Execution Done Wrong (Atlantic) by Matt Ford “Oklahoma used the wrong drug to execute Charles Warner in January, according to autopsy records obtained by the The Oklahoman on … Continue reading "What We’re Reading: October 15, 2015"

Graduate Fellow Sandra Bertin attempts to clarify miscommunication that set the tone of the forum after Brother Jed's initial protests on campus.

Everyone you know will be able to rate you on the terrifying ‘Yelp for people’ — whether you want them to or not (Washington Post) by Caitlin Dewey “You can … Continue reading "What We’re Reading: October 8, 2015"

Resilience–the ability to bounce back after trauma or crisis–is an ideal that is increasingly central to our culture. “Bouncing back” can mean breaking even, but generally people think resilience is … Continue reading "Resilience, an ideal that hurts more than it helps"

Last Friday, the House of Representatives, largely led by Republicans, passed a bill that would defund Planned Parenthood. This means that Planned Parenthood would no longer be able to receive … Continue reading "Defund Planned Parenthood: Decent or Deception?"

In 2013 a pledge died during a hazing incident at Baruch College. How has the death changed campus 2 years later?

Skin Feeling (New Inquiry) by Sofia Samatar “What it is to be encountered as a surface, to be constantly exposed as something you are not.” Fact Check: Your Demand for … Continue reading "What We’re Reading: October 1, 2015"

More Food Banks Serve Hungry College Students (CNN) Katie Lobosco “They may be studying at high-priced institutions, but a growing number of U.S. college students rely on food pantries for … Continue reading "What We’re Reading: September 24, 2015"

6 Things You Should Know about the Iran Nuclear Deal (Politifact) by Linda Qiu “With 41 Senate Democrats backing the historic agreement between Iran and five world powers, the Iran nuclear deal … Continue reading "What We’re Reading: September 17, 2015"

College students are burning the candle at both ends. Will their lack of sleep catch up to them?

Brutal Images of Syrian Boy Drowned Off Turkey Must Be Seen, Activists Say (New York Times) by Robert Mackey “A sense of weary resignation at the plight of the Syrians — and hundreds … Continue reading "What We’re Reading: September 10, 2015"

We live in a digital age in which humanity has the ability to connect in ways heretofore only imagined in science fiction. Anyone over the age of 30 has surely … Continue reading "Parenting in Public: Social Media and Public Shaming"

The Ethics of Watching and Sharing Violent Viral Videos (Vice) by Allie Conti “Questions about whether to publish upsetting content used to be the purview of media outlets…but thanks to social media … Continue reading "What We’re Reading: September 3, 2015"

The Hell You Say (New Yorker) by Kelefa Sanneh “The new battles over free speech are fierce, but who is censoring whom?” How Google Could Rig the 2016 Election (Politico … Continue reading "What We’re Reading: August 27, 2015"

Pics or It Didn’t Happen (Medium) by John de Jong “Is Photography Even a Healthy Pastime? Considering Susan Sontag’s ‘On Photography’” The Movement Against Solitary Confinement (New York Magazine) by Benjamin Wallace … Continue reading "What We’re Reading: August 20, 2015"

The Makeup Tax (The Atlantic) by Olga Khazan “Women who wear makeup earn more and are treated better. This has steep costs, in both money and time.” This may be the biggest … Continue reading "What We’re Reading: August 13, 2015"