Texting and driving is an epidemic that has culminated in thousands of deaths annually, leaving more than 3,000 people dead and 421,000 injured just this past year, according to federal highway studies.For...

There has been a perceived dichotomy created between the alternative hipster lifestyle and mainstream consumer capitalism. I know what you’re thinking, and yes it’s true; I purposefully used the word...

In light of Congress’ failure to pass any legislation preventing the rise of interest rates on Stafford loans — money on which college students across the nation depend to subsidize their education...

In June 2013, Harvard economic and international historian Niall Ferguson wrote a column in the Wall Street Journal titled “The Regulated States of America.” The piece eloquently, yet frankly, described...

The Pennsylvania School Boards Association and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Directors Association have recently released a survey noting unwelcoming news for students and parents involved in athletic...

As the holiday season approaches, I am reminded of an event that took place two years ago in my hometown of Ellwood City, Pa.For more than 50 years during the Christmas season, a traditional nativity scene...

Ann Dugan founded the University of Pittsburgh’s Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence 20 years ago after an intense debate over whether or not self-employment was indeed a legitimate means to economic...

One of the few things more American than apple pie and reality TV is our traditional faith in meritocracy.It is embedded in our country’s very foundation, and it continues to be the key ingredient in...

The Roman orator Cicero once cautioned, “He who does not know what happened before his birth will remain forever a child.”Now that the administration of the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences has...