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“What does President Trump mean for college finances?” writes economist Phillip Levine. “Details are becoming clearer, and the likely result is that many colleges face an enormous financial impact.”

American literature expert and English professor William Cain reflects on why F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is the world’s most misunderstood novel.

Professor emeritus Larry Rosenwald is a peace activist who has been withholding a portion of his tax payments since 1987. Since Trump’s inauguration he has seen increased interest in tax resistance.

Professor emerita Katharine H.S. Moon traces South Korea’s recent turmoil to the lasting impact of the Cold War and decades of military rule.

Rosa Lafer-Sousa '09 and Matt Brown are fellows at the National Institutes of Health, doing cutting-edge research in neuroscience. They’re also both officers in the fledgling union of N.I.H. fellows.

Professor Jay Turner says tariffs cause uncertainty which will deter companies from making large investments in climate tech. “Uncertainty is a real deterrent to making big bets,” says Turner.

The fourth installment of the series by Mfoniso Udofia ‘06, “Her Portmanteau,” is a work of fiery intensity about the tense reunion and fraught reconnection of a mother and her two adult daughters.

Pell Grant recipients at colleges with large endowments increased nearly 5% points since 2007, per a Brookings Institution analysis by professor and Brookings senior economics fellow Phillip Levine.

Val Gray Ward “was born to lift the words from the page and out of Black life to put Black life into its true perspective,” says professor Liseli Fitzpatrick, one of Ward’s closest collaborators.