Movies often serve as perfect time capsules, offering snapshots of what life was like in an earlier time. Take Dazed and Confused. The movie is set in late seventies Texas and focuses on groups of high schoolers coming of age while driving around in cars, hanging out with their friends, and generally navigating that particularly […]

While the world of higher education faces challenges, there is a great deal of potential success for institutions of higher education.   In this national Marist Poll, conducted as part of a presentation for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) 2023 Annual Meeting & Advocacy Day, nearly two in three Americans (65%) consider […]

The movement to introduce “Latinx” into mainstream vocabulary has been a fervent one, but just how many people support, or even know, what “Latinx” is? “Latinx” is a term for those of Latin American descent that replaces “Latino” or “Latina” — words that are gendered, because the Spanish language is gendered. Masculine nouns end with […]

The pandemic has forced people to accept a lot of changes, but Americans aren’t too sure doing a makeover of standardized testing is one of them. In fact, Americans are divided on the effectiveness of the exams themselves. Standardized tests in the United States date back to the 19th century and were used as a […]

This is part two of a two-part series on polarization in America. This post focuses on the systemic causes of polarization that result from our country’s political structure. Over the past few years, we have witnessed profound political polarization, the emergence of what many see as a radical right and left, and an insurrection that […]