Feb 21, 2018
Activating Opportunity in Blighted Communities
Failure is a component of entrepreneurship. Consider the Edsel. Sure, Ford failed with it in 1957, but in 1964 it scored big with its next car, the Mustang…
Academic News
Academic News
Feb 17, 2018
The Academic Minute
Neha Vora (sociology), Sue Wenze (psychology), Brett Hendrickson (religious studies), Lisa Gabel (psychology), and Il Hyun Cho (government & law) each…
Feb 13, 2018
French Films Cross Boundaries
By Bill Landauer The Tournées Francophone Festival might be a French import, but it touches more than language. That’s why the French Cultural Services-funded…
Feb 11, 2018
Exploring the Land of Fire and Ice
By Katie Neitz Features that make Iceland a geologist’s paradise—volcanoes, glaciers, igneous rock—also make it a powerful learning environment.…
Feb 8, 2018
A Breakthrough on Shakespeare
The New York Times reports that June Schlueter, former provost and English professor, helped identify a new source of 11 of the Bard's plays.
Feb 7, 2018
What Happens in a Government Shutdown?
By Kathleen Parrish If Congress doesn’t pass a spending bill by midnight Thursday, the U.S. government will shut down for the second time in three weeks…
Feb 7, 2018
The Future Is Now
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson What you see may vary as you walk along the shoulder of Bushkill Drive where it traces the creek near Cemetery Curve…
Feb 7, 2018
Deconstructing the Model Minority Myth
By Bryan Hay Students in Neha Vora’s Asian America class spent last semester dismantling the model minority myth, examining how it relates to themes…
Feb 7, 2018
Saturday Morning Math
By Katie Neitz You don’t have to be a mathematician to know that free doughnuts + free pizza + cash prizes = a strong incentive package. Indeed, 17 students…
Jan 29, 2018
Educating Young Brains
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson Ask kindergartners where their brains are, and they will point to their heads. Ask them what it looks like, and they…