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Psychology professor Stephen Chen writes for The Conversation about what the ancient Chinese philosopher, Laozi, can teach us about Americans’ obsession with college rankings.

Iris Zhan ’27 writes for the Swellesley Report about the debut of American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau and co-author Vanessa Díaz’s book “P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance.”

Africana studies professor Kellie Carter Jackson co-writes an op-ed for The Guardian about holding a teach-in about American history at the Smithsonian: “rallies show mass opposition to the regime; but a teach-in represents a step toward deeper organizing and activism."

Should schools use AI counselors to track students’ mental health? Linda Charmaraman of the Wellesley Centers for Women says that can be helpful in some ways, but it’s crucial to avoid overreliance.

“We need to mandate including [formerly incarcerated women] on the bodies that shape jails, prisons, parole, sentencing and reentry,” writes Tamanika Ferguson, a research scholar in the department of women's and gender studies.

When one considers what students actually pay after financial aid, college prices have stabilized and fallen over the past decade, writes economist Phillip Levine in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Kiss 95.1 FM in Charlotte, N.C., featured a segment on American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau and co-author Vanessa Díaz’s new book on Bad Bunny and their Bad Bunny syllabus.

New research from economist Phillip Levine, a college cost transparency advocate, shows the net price of four-year tuition continues to drop or remain steady for all but the highest-income students.

Professional nail artists, including Shani Evans '96, have been sporting anti-ICE manicures. "I'm not having it, Evans told CNN. "And I want people to know that I'm not having it," she said.