People

‘I’m a Friendship Expert, This Is How Many Friends You Need’

Source: Newsweek

What’s the best number of friends for a person to have? Click this link to hear from a professor whose research explores this very question.

U.S. broadens immigration program for Haitian migrants, citing humanitarian crisis

Source: CBS News

Due to severe political and economic instability in Haiti, the Department of Homeland Security will allow thousands of Haitian immigrants to remain in the US for longer periods of time.

Aberystwyth: Holocaust refugee meets woman who fled Syrian war

Source: BBC

Read about how the experiences of a Holocaust refugee and a Syrian Civil War refugee are bridged by a university exhibit in Wales.

Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Lake’

Source: ThoughtCo

Many people know Edgar Allen Poe for his short stories, but did you know he was a poet, as well? Many of his poems play with the same themes as his stories, including one he dedicated to an unknown person and that scholars believe was written about a real-life haunted lake…

A century after Harriet Tubman died, scholars try to separate fact from fiction

Source: The Washington Post

Harriet Tubman has long been a legend in the fight to abolish slavery in the United States. Recently, scholars have begun to take a closer look at what we think we know about the woman behind the legend.

Told In Pictures: How 50 Immigrants Got Green Cards

Source: NPR

Immigrants come to the United States for countless reasons and under vastly different circumstances. Browse this photo essay to explore a few of these compelling stories.

I’m an engineer, not a cheerleader. Let’s abandon silly rules about gender roles.

Source: The Washington Post

In this article, 17-year-old science student Sara Sakowitz shares her experience being a girl who loves science.

Why First Amendment still matters to students

Source: USA Today

At age 13, Mary Beth Tinker wore a black armband to school and ended up in court over her freedom of speech. Now, 48 years later, Tinker is traveling the country to talk to students about their first amendment rights.