When asked how they identify their social class 54% of Americans said they belong to the middle class, according to one survey.

On Feb. 10, Tufts Community Union (TCU) President Duncan Pickard wrote an open letter to the Tufts community, entitled "Let's talk about class," on the need for a dialogue on socioeconomic diversity ...

American higher education has always prepared students for their class position. Educational practice, the student experience and social stratification tend to work in tandem. The curriculum, course ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this article misidentified the lead author of the report. Eric Hengyu Hu was the lead author. Data suggests socioeconomic factors play an important role in explaining ...

These days, Americans seem divided by almost everything. But you know what has proved successful at bringing Americans of different backgrounds together? Unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks. Also: ...

Over the past century, the United States has witnessed historic advances in public health and medicine that have contributed to improved health and a significant increase in life expectancy for all ...

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Historically, the middle class is unchained from the financial stresses that define day-to-day life for impoverished people or the basic constraints of the always rising cost of living. The ...

Class Matters: The Fight to Get Beyond Race Preferences, Reduce Inequality, and Build Real Diversity at America’s Colleges, by Richard Kahlenberg (PublicAffairs, 384 pp., $26.99) Notably, Kahlenberg’s ...

Education is the foundation of any functioning society: It prepares people to live cohesively in a community, participate politically, and contribute economically. Investing in education has ...