Claudia Goldin’s Nobel Prize win is a victory for women in economics − and the field as a whole
The world’s newest Nobel laureate takes a bow. Carlin Stiehl/Getty Images Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury Economic history has long ...
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Students understand calculus better when the lessons are active
A new study found that college students better understand complex calculus concepts in active learning classes. Hill Street Studios/DigitalVision ...
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Harvard Professor Claudia Goldin wins Nobel economics prize for work on gender gap
She uncovered key drivers of gender differences in the labour market This year’s Laureate in the Economic Sciences, Claudia Goldin, provided ...
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Nobel Prize winner Katalin Karikó was ‘demoted 4 times’ at her old job. How she persisted: ‘You have to focus on what’s next’
It took only a few hours for the BioNTech-Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to be created. Moderna created its Covid vaccine in two days ...
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Harvard University inaugurates Claudine Gay as school’s first Black president
Harvard University marked a monumental moment as Claudine Gay was inaugurated as its new president on Friday, becoming the first Black ...
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Ancient texts depict all kinds of people, not just straight and cis ones – this college course looks at LGBTQ sexuality and gender in Egypt, Greece and Rome
A painting from the ancient Egyptian tomb of Niankhkhum and Khnumhotep, royal servants whom some scholars have interpreted to be lovers. ...
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5 ways that college campuses benefit from diversity, equity and inclusion programs
Erica Jacqueline Licht, Harvard Kennedy School For more than half a century, colleges and universities have relied on dedicated programs to attract ...
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This Florida college's attack on gender studies is just the tip of an ignorant iceberg
Earlier this month, the New College of Florida board of trustees — six of whom were appointed this year by Gov. Ron DeSantis ...
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