About 30 University of Michigan community members gathered in the Trotter Multicultural Center Thursday afternoon for the ...

A student once told me, halfway through the term, “I thought this class would be about memorizing countries. But now I can’t ...

Many people view aging with aversion, seeing it as something to fight rather than a natural part of life. Philosopher Simone de Beauvoir suggests old age is to be contrasted with life, not death.

One mom is questioning her decision to put her foot down when it comes to her 7-year-old daughter’s stepmom piercing her ears. The woman took to Reddit’s popular “Am I the A-----?” (AITAH) forum to ...

We all had to learn geography in school. Memorizing capitals, tracing rivers on maps, and trying to remember which mountain was taller than the other. Let’s hope that all the knowledge stuck and ...

I have been a widow for over six years. What is upsetting is how the government wants such a huge amount at tax time. This year’s taxes are even worse. I received a letter from the Internal Revenue ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. As a teacher, I ...

Awhile back, I hired an amiable local kid to help me move some boxes, explaining that my husband was in Saudi Arabia. My teen helper’s brow puckered for a moment before he inquired, “Is that near ...

Ms. Gelinas, a contributing Opinion writer and the author of “Movement: New York’s Long War to Take Back Its Streets From the Car,” reported from Gastonia, N.C. Jessica Ivey Jenkins cradled her ...

SAO PAULO, June 18 (Reuters) - Brazil's vast and diverse geography, with the Amazon to the north, mountain ranges along the Atlantic coast and the Andes to its west, may have helped it avoid the U.S.