Re-creating Facebook on Instagram
Class accounts are a way for incoming freshmen to make friends, find roommates, and suss out colleges before fall.
Education
The Real Reasons Legacy Preferences Exist
Several schools forgo or have abandoned them, but seem to be faring just fine.
Lasting Grief After a Mass Shooting
Suicides among people affected by shootings are, unfortunately, a familiar phenomenon—and support for survivors often misunderstands the nature of their grief.
The Cult of Homework
America’s devotion to the practice stems in part from the fact that it’s what today’s parents and teachers grew up with themselves.
A #MeToo Nightmare in the World of Competitive College Speech
Success in forensics is about making yourself vulnerable. Several former competitors accuse a prominent coach of exploiting that vulnerability to sexually harass students.
The Time Crunch on Standardized Tests Is Unnecessary
The allegedly fraudster parents in the cheating scandal exploited extra-time accommodations. Could slowing down tests for everyone make them fairer?
Trump’s Redundant Executive Order on Campus Speech
The president’s much-anticipated directive doesn’t do much.
4 Myths Fueling the Fight Over NYC’s Exclusive High Schools
Year after year, Stuyvesant High has abysmal enrollment rates for black and Latino students. But the debate over admissions reform is brimming with misunderstandings.
What the Scammers Got Right About College Admissions
Just because some people allegedly cheated the system doesn’t mean the system is defensible.
There Is No Way to Prevent the Next Cheating Scandal
Admissions officers are in no position to evaluate the truthfulness of the applications they review.