Jim Luce, 11/30/11

James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation

My father went to Andover, Dartmouth and Yale. Yet I attended the College of Wooster in Ohio, and three decades later I can say I owe who I am to the four years this institution gave me.

Steve Nelson, 11/29/11

Head of the Calhoun School in Manhattan

You high school seniors, applying to or waiting to hear from colleges, ignore all the nonsense about top tier schools. And especially ignore the ridiculous notion that your SAT score or grade point average defines who you are.

Her Campus, 11/29/11

HerCampus.com

Which schools take the cake (not literally) for healthy dining? Read on for a look at the organic, all-natural, vegetarian, vegan and downright diet-friendly worlds of the nation's ten healthiest dining halls.

Jennifer Mishory, 11/28/11

Deputy Director, Young Invincibles

The State of a Young America report captures the research, polling, and personal accounts to tell a story of frustration and struggle in the face of downward mobility, but ultimately, a story of a generation that still believes in the American Dream.

Manal Omar, 11/29/11

Director of Iraq, Iran, and North Africa Programs, Center for Conflict Management, U.S. Institute of Peace

There is an open recognition that the movement for change would not have not progressed if it were not for the enthusiasm, energy, dedication, and personal sacrifice that came from the youth

Ilona Dougherty, 11/29/11

Executive Director, Apathy is Boring

We need put aside current quick-fix approaches to youth voter mobilization that have limited effectiveness; be it vote mobs (sorry, Rick Mercer) or reaching out to just students -- and ensure that we're focusing on the more difficult to implement strategies that will actually lead to getting youth to the polls in the long run.

Kevin Bell, 11/29/11

Graduate Student, Army Veteran

What breaks my heart about Dr. Whitton's death is less the idea that I could have walked out into the street in his place, or even the thought that my own error could have easily caused such an accident.

Alex Budman, 11/26/11

Undergraduate student at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland

Thanksgiving, when celebrated abroad is a way to be reminded of traditions celebrated at home, as well as a way to share the old traditions with new friends.

Zoe P. Strassfield, 11/26/11

BU Class of 2015, Aspiring Archeologist and Science Journalist

The journey to the launch pad is over, but Curiosity's mission is just beginning. In August, she will arrive at Gale Crater, and I know I'll be watching as she descends through the Martian atmosphere.

Linda Kenney Baden, 11/28/11

Former criminal prosecutor, private trial attorney

Despite having an empire that itself is devoid of independent scrutiny or oversight, the NCAA has failed to come up with any real modern solution.

Claudia Ricci, 11/28/11

English and Journalism, University at Albany-SUNY

Teachers who use contemplative practices tend to place great value on teaching to the "whole" student, not just to a student's disembodied mind or brain.

Joel Cohen and Bennett L. Gershman, 11/23/11

Can any trial jury selected to decide this case conceivably find Jerry Sandusky not guilty given what the public already has learned from the clearly incendiary grand jury report?

Yvette Borja, 11/24/11

Student, Yale University

The "self-segregation" argument should not be used as a vehicle to discourage centers such as La Casa, but rather, should be used as fuel to spark more inter-cultural dialogue and inter-cultural understanding.

Ammaarah Khan, 11/23/11

I'm not scary, I promise. But some parts of the media brandish Muslims as the enemy -- but we are not. I am not.

Tobias Winright, 11/23/11

Associate Professor of Theological Ethics, St. Louis University

The use of force by police is not at all supposed to involve any notion of punishment or humiliation. Police are supposed to serve and protect all citizens, including those they regrettably have to arrest.

Jim Noles, 11/23/11

Environmental attorney

There's no argument. It's classic. It's archetypical. It's big. It's the Iron Bowl, due to be played for the 76th time this Saturday, November 26, before a sell-out crowd.

Patricia McGuire, 11/23/11

President, Trinity Washington University

Higher education is in trouble right now --- and it's not just because of the scandal at Penn State. The real trouble that higher education is in goes to the soul of our existence as institutions supposedly dedicated to the free search for truth.