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Curator Yuhua Ding talks about the 16th-century work: “For people living in the Chinese-speaking world, truly understanding this aspect of their own culture is like lifting a veil of mystery.”

On NPR’s 1A, Smitha Radhakrishnan, a sociologist, discusses what the “tradwife” trend means for modern feminism and what it tells us about the pressures women face today.

Economics professor Phillip Levine is quoted in Reuters’ coverage of a new report on U.S. fertility rates. He noted factors making younger women less interested in having children.

Reinaldo Moya, associate professor of music, is one of 233 recipients of a 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship.

In part two of economist Phillip Levine’s series for Brookings about financial aid for students without demonstrated financial need, he explores how widespread this practice is among colleges.

In part one of his four-part series for Brookings about financial aid for higher-ed students without financial need, Phillip Levine, economics professor, explains why colleges offer it.

In her book “We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance,” Africana studies professor Kellie Carter Jackson opens every chapter with a story from her family, starting with an incident in 1915.

Sari Pekkala Kerr, senior research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women, says it’s impossible to know the impact of a $30 minimum wage because it has never increased by that much.

Frida Kahlo’s work might be too costly for Mexico’s government, James Oles, who studies Mexican art, told the Times: “Should they spend money on one Frida? Or should they spend money on repairing museums?”