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When Colleges Close: The Devastating Effects of Liberal Arts College Shutdowns
In January 2023, high school senior Katherine Gaffney toured Cabrini University, a school in suburban Radnor, Pennsylvania. “You would have thought that it was a perfectly good school, and I loved it when I showed up. So I decided to…

The School Choice Dilemma: Navigating the Landscape of School Vouchers
In 2022, the Heritage Foundation released an agenda for the next Republican president, Project 2025. One of the key policies addressing the dwindling resources allocated to public schools within Project 2025 is to enact national universal school vouchers. Under Project…

Life After Affirmative Action: The Future of Higher Education and Diversity
Sheryl Carter ’82 arrived at Yale ten years after the institution started to admit women. When she was in high school preparing for the college admissions process, she never thought about going to Yale. Carter only ended up applying to…

“It Gives Everyone a Shot”: Albany’s Democratic Primary Tests the New Campaign Finance Rules in New York
With an 80-degree summer heat hanging thick, perspiring attendees bite their nails at Dustin Reidy’s campaign watch party. They have gathered at Orchard Tavern West, a restaurant just outside of Albany, New York. It’s 9:00 P.M. on June 25th—the night…

A Congressional Battleground: Orange County’s Instrumental Role in Control of the House of Representatives
“Orange County is where the good Republicans go before they die,” said Ronald Reagan. Located in Southern California, Orange County is one of the most populous counties in the United States. Largely suburban, Orange County was a conservative stronghold throughout…

A Fiscal Playground: The Past and Present of California K-12 Funding
As students flood store aisles eager to stock up on notebooks and gear for the coming academic year, California’s public schools find themselves grappling with their own critical to-do lists. Schools rely heavily on state funding to cover teacher salaries,…

Young Black Voters Have a Message for Joe Biden
Laura Williams attended one of the largest conferences of Black undergraduates in the country. Here’s what young Black voters think about the 2024 election. President Joe Biden is hemorrhaging support from young Black voters. An April 2024 poll found that…

California’s Caste Question
“I was feeling powerless,” Prem Pariyar said. It was the morning of October 9, 2023—the culmination of eight months of intense campaigning and fierce debate that divided California’s South Asian American community. Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, had just…