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The "Scream Tunnel" at Wellesley College is just prior to the halfway point of the Boston Marathon and is known as one of the loudest and most enthusiastic parts of the course.

Economics professor Philip Levine has calculated how much funding universities could lose if they faced the cumulative effect of three recent policies attempted/proposed by the Trump administration.

“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.