David Shoemaker, a professor of philosophy at Cornell University who studies the moral psychology of humor, says that political satire—long a staple of late-night TV—plays a critical role in democracy, cutting through partisanship and exposing hypocrisies that traditional news often can’t.
Mary Beth Norton, the Mary Donlon Alger Professor of American History Emerita, was honored May 28 by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Judith Peraino, a Cornell University professor of music who studies rock and pop music, says their deaths mark the end of a pivotal era in music—shaped by issues that still resonate today.
Heeyon Kim, an assistant professor of strategy who focuses on creative industries, says BTS’s return could deliver a much-needed economic boost to the K-pop industry, which has started showing signs of a slowdown.
