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The Business of Choosing a College: How to Know If You’ll Get Your Money’s Worth

U.S. President Donald Trump.

Trump’s Free Speech Order May Threaten Federal College Funding

By Donald Scarinci
Columbia University

Ivy League Schools’ Woke Posturing Is Part of America’s Race Problem

By Chris Roberts
People walk past the Alma Mater statue on the Columbia University campus in New York City.

How a Columbia Student’s Run in With Barnard Cops Is Breeding Intercampus Resentment

By Ufon Umanah

Washington Post Calls Elizabeth Warren’s Free College Policy the ‘Wrong Answer’

By Davis Richardson

Elizabeth Warren Wants to Treat Affordable College Like a Public Good

By Davis Richardson
Students enter the Admissions Building on the campus of Harvard University.

Poison Ivy League: Is It Actually Worth It to Cheat Into the Elite?

By John A. Tures
Plato, Confucius and Aristotle. Ancient Greek philosophy is widely taught in American universities, but classes in Chinese philosophy are few and far between.

Why the US Doesn’t Understand Chinese Thought—and Must

By Bryan W. Van Norden
Mark Zuckerberg is, quite famously, a college dropout. But his case is the exception – not the rule.

The Myth of the College Dropout

By Jonathan Wai
Canary Island palms tower above Melrose Avenue after the sun set on the popular 20th Century symbols of southern California which are fading into history because of a fatal fungus, old age, and city plans to replace them with other trees on October 18, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Originally imported by 18th century Spanish missionaries, the majestic Canary Island palms grow as high as a 12-story building but are threatened by an always-fatal fungus that is killing them at an alarming rate. 42% have been infected so far. Standing up to the fungus are the native California fan palms, endemic to southern California?s inland deserts, and the Mexican fan palm but all the populations are nearing the ends of their natural lives, having been planted mostly in the early 1900?s. City planners, led by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, intend to plant one millions trees to improve air quality but no palms, having fewer leaves to offset the effects of air pollution than other native varieties. Experts predict that Los Angeles will look very differently in coming decades as oaks and sycamores replace most the iconic palms loved by both tourists and residents.

Is California the Best Place to Go to Art School?

By Alanna Martinez
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