Nation Mar 14 Students file lawsuit against colleges involved in admissions bribery scandal By Associated Press
Politics Sep 28 Dean of Kavanaugh’s law school: Investigation into allegations needed Heather Gerken said in a statement that proceeding with the confirmation process without more review is not in the best interest of the Supreme Court or the legal profession. By Associated Press
Nation May 10 Yale administrator says officers admonished white student for calling police on black student A Yale administrator says the university police officers who responded to a call about a black graduate student who had fallen asleep in the common area of a campus residence admonished the white student who reported it. By Associated Press
Science Feb 20 How the Nazi’s defense of ‘just following orders’ plays out in the mind Stanley Milgram’s famous electric-shock experiments tackled whether a person could be coerced into behaving heinously, but new research released Thursday offers one explanation as to why. Turns out, people actually feel disconnected from their actions when they comply with orders,… By Joshua Barajas
Education Nov 12 Watch 10:46 At Mizzou, Yale and beyond, campus protests stir fresh questions about free speech At the University of Missouri, protests and a president's resignation have put a spotlight on heated debate taking place on campuses across the country over hateful speech and racial insensitivities. Greg Lukianoff of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education… By PBS NewsHour
Oct 08 Watch In a game of wealth, fat cats who don’t share keep winning By PBS NewsHour An online game asks players to share some of their wealth on faith that the others will reciprocate. But each player has the option of choosing not to share, amassing more and more wealth. In designing a game to test… Continue watching
Sep 02 Can you guess how many trees are on Earth? By Nsikan Akpan An international study led by Yale University provides a new estimate for the planet's number of trees. Continue reading
Jan 26 Yale police aim gun at columnist’s son, turn spotlight on racial profiling on campus By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed The debate over racial profiling -- already a hot topic on many college campuses -- gained renewed attention this weekend when Yale University police briefly detained a black male student Saturday evening. Continue reading
May 27 Study finds ‘global warming’ elicits stronger reactions than ‘climate change’ among Americans By Justin Scuiletti “Climate change” and “global warming” are often treated synonymously, but a new study says that the terms aren’t as interchangeable as one might think when it comes to public perception. Continue reading