Stephen Mihm It’s been a tough few months in the spotlight for America’s elite universities. But while controversy around DEI policies and campus responses to the Israel-Hamas war have grabbed headlines, another challenge has gotten less attention: a class-action lawsuit alleging that 17 of the nation’s top universities created a “price-fixing cartel” that set financial aid … [Read more...] about Could elite universities earn PhDs in price fixing?
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Student journalists need a bigger seat at the table
Amanda Little Last year dealt heavy blows to the American news industry — with turmoil in legacy newsrooms, local papers disappearing, the collapse of BuzzFeed and other digital news giants, and major firings and record-low audiences at cable news outlets. But breakdown, as the adage goes, can hasten breakthrough, and in 2023, a new generation of American journalists … [Read more...] about Student journalists need a bigger seat at the table