Topics & People
Student-run organizations, like the one at Dartmouth co-chaired by conservatives and democrats, that are seen as a positive development for fostering civil discourse and debate on campus.
The evolving landscape of employment and necessary skills, which universities must prepare students for by teaching uniquely human skills like critical thinking, listening, and empathy.
Charitable giving from alumni and families that supports university endowments, enabling institutions like Dartmouth to offer generous financial aid and fund research.
Unions criticized for monopolizing the school system.
A congressional testimony by the then-president of Harvard, which was described as a 'train wreck' and an outcome of a campus culture that was not protecting its people or upholding principles of free expression.
Academic institution where researchers published a breakthrough Nature paper on stopping autoimmune diseases.
The right to express one's ideas and opinions without censorship, a core value universities must balance with preventing harassment and ensuring all voices can be heard (e.g., avoiding the 'heckler's veto').
A government program that provides loans to students for higher education. The discussion touches upon the consequences of this program and what might happen if it were ended.
Policies aimed at increasing the representation of underrepresented groups in admissions, which have been legally challenged up to the Supreme Court and have been illegal in California since 1996.
The principle that a university, as an institution, should not take political stances, in order to foster an open environment for debate and discovery among its students and faculty.
A group of elite universities whose brand and reputation were awarded the 'self-immolation award' by Chamath Palihapitiya for irreparable harm done to their image in 2023.