Nathan Robinson, 2/9/12

Yale law student

Fixing immigration and fixing labor are inseparable. Immigration reform could give increasing freedom to workers to organize without fear, but without vigorous protections on organizing, employers still hold all the cards.

Alison Craiglow Hockenberry, 2/9/12

Contributing editor, Ashoka Changemakers

But it's a very different world now. For one thing, graduates are drowning in debt. Textbooks alone cost students as much as $1,000 a year or more. That's another area where innovation is challenging the old models.

John Whyte, M.D., MPH, 2/9/12

Chief Medical Expert and VP, Health and Medical Education at Discovery Channel

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the sickest of them all? A new study says it might be the guys who are always looking in the mirror!

Alex Mallory, 2/9/12

Founder & Educational Director, Competitive Edge Tutoring LLC

It's the right time to clarify some common misconceptions and provide sound advice to navigate yet another obstacle in the undergraduate admission gauntlet.

Brad Hirschfield, 2/9/12

Rabbi, Author and Expert on Religion and Public Life

Are clergy and teachers of religious faith/thought public servants? Is their work on par with that of others who work for 501c3 non-for-profit groups and for government agencies? The federal government has changed its mind about that.

Greg Lukianoff, 2/9/12

President, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education

The Eleventh Circuit's recent ruling is a clear sign that university presidents and administrators that choose to brazenly violate student rights will not be able to do so without real consequences.

Madeleine M. Kunin, 2/8/12

First Female Governor of Vermont; Marsh Scholar, University of Vermont

More than anyone I had ever known, Sister Elizabeth was ready for death. She knew she had lived a full and happy life; and in the process, she enabled countless others to live a better life too.

Chris Mooney, 2/8/12

Author, 'The Republican War on Science' and 'The Republican Brain'

From global warming denial to claims about "death panels" to baseless fears about inflation, it often seems there are so many factually wrong claims on the political right that those who make them live in a different reality. Maybe they actually do.

Paul Stoller, 2/8/12

Professor of Anthropology, West Chester University; Author, 'The Power of the Between'

In Governor Corbett's 2011-12 budget and his budget freeze, Pennsylvania's state-owned universities lost more than $112 million in Harrisburg funding. Put together, his proposed budget would mean that the state university system will have lost $175 million in funds 2010.

Matt Weber, 2/8/12

Host, "The Harvard EdCast"

Fielding a gamut of current educational queries, from the rising cost of college tuition to the changing role of education schools across the country, Sec. Duncan reflected on these issues facing the field.

Jordan Schultz, 2/8/12

The Huffington Post's sports columnist, The Schultz Report

So much of this preseason's hype for Kentucky surrounded Anthony Davis that many people overlooked the overwhelming presence of fellow freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.

Lynne Bundesen, 2/8/12

Author

I could be swimming, or doing my grocery shopping or lunching with friends. But no, I am facing a blackboard of propositions designed in 300 BC.

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, 2/7/12

Senior Religion Editor for the Huffington Post

Dear Pastor Paul, When I was eight I was taught two things in the same week. The first was that accepting Jesus was the only path to heaven; and the second was that there were a billion people in China who had never heard the name Jesus.

Tim King, 2/7/12

President and CEO of Urban Prep Academies

With so much talk right now on the economy and balancing budgets at any cost, it was refreshing to hear President Obama use part of his State of the Union speech to address the skyrocketing cost of college.

Daniela Ramirez, 2/7/12

I went to Boston College, a highly regarded university with a strong tradition as a Jesuit institution. I was pleased with my undergraduate education, but I still lament that my alma mater denies students access to contraceptive services through its health system.

Small Kitchen College, 2/7/12

Guide to cooking, eating and drinking on and off campus

As the saying goes, the way to someone's heart is through his or her stomach -- so I've compiled a list of simply delicious treats that act as blank canvases for the personal touches and creativity that make a good gifts unforgettable.

Katie Breslin, 2/7/12

Chairwoman, Trinity Washington University College Democrats

When I am looking for a candidate that stood by women and fought for access to birth control, Barack Obama will be my candidate.