One thing that taxpayers and politicians agree on practically everywhere is that more money should be spent on children’s education. This seems like a no-brainer: better education means kids get a better start in life. But we need to be careful. Many popular educational investments deliver ...
Being fully immersed in higher education is considered to be one of the primary advantages of students living on campus; the same can be true for tenure-track faculty who are focused on their progress toward tenure through research, teaching and service, just as students are focused on their ...
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group, escalated his long-running feud with Russia’s Ministry of Defense over the last week. In a March 4 video, Prigozhin hurled expletives at Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Gen. Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff and ...
Today, animal rights activists are supporting the release of sea creatures from aquariums into the wild in honor of “Empty the Tanks Day.” While I sympathize with the desire to re-enact “Free Willy,” as a former whale and dolphin trainer, I know firsthand that releasing them from their ...
Seven years ago, I asked a wide-ranging group of sons and daughters, “If you could take one lesson from your mom that has made all the difference in your life, what would it be?” The responses were rich and varied. They included, “Life’s not fair, but it shouldn’t stop you from ...
When I started teaching at Stanford 25 years ago, none of my students had broadband off-campus, but they all called home on a landline voice phone. Now, broadband is pervasive, and the pandemic emphasized how much we rely on internet connectivity for work, school, healthcare and more. But ...