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Economics professor Phil Levine says an increased endowment tax may also hurt the Massachusetts economy: “Fourteen percent would completely change the nature of these institutions,” he said.

Prioritizing areas with higher birthrates sends more federal funding to Republican states: “Clearly this is helping red states,” said economics professor Phillip Levine who studies falling birthrates.

The Davis Museum operations team installs the spring 2025 special exhibitions

Philosophy professor Erich Hatala Matthes: “Who we are is defined in part by the things that we think are worth caring for, and whether we care for these things, in turn, shapes our sense of self.”

From family heirlooms to threatened languages; old buildings to endangered species – how do we decide what’s worth saving? Philosopher Erich Hatala Matthes joins Zara Janjua to discuss his new book.

Student workers at the Wellesley Community Children’s Center find community, and sometimes a career

Jocelyn Benson ’99, Michigan’s Secretary of State, is running for governor. Benson, a Democrat, jumped into a high-profile and potentially crowded race to lead one of the top battleground states.

Economics professor Phillip Levine reflects on what Trump means for college budgets: decreased federal funding and fewer international students could cause belt-tightening.

Although salsa achieved commercial success in the 70s, it was “in many ways comparable to how people thought of reggaeton when it first began,” says professor Petra Rivera-Rideau.