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A new report analyzes earnings for college graduates from different majors. Nuthawut Somsuk/Getty Images Despite mounting public skepticism about the value of a college degree, the…

Area studies, the interdisciplinary study of region-specific knowledge, is under threat in the United States. Some area studies programs are facing immediate dismantling by red-state legislatures.…

Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Pocket CastsOn this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with reflections on…

France, Britain, Canada, Australia, and Malta all say they are preparing to recognize a state of Palestine at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in September.…

In Jarek Janio’s Inside Higher Ed opinion column, “Beyond ‘Grit’ and ‘Growth Mindsets,’” Janio argues that, to promote better student learning, college instructors should ignore questions…

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETOpenSnitch is a Linux port of the popular MacOS app Little Snitch. This app is essentially an application firewall…

Ben and Sarah Brewington, both 35, thought they would have children after getting married and buying a home in Los Angeles. By choosing not to have…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.About 317 billion times per year members of the U.S. public check the weather on their phones,…