Americans during the summer of 2011 had their the gloomiest outlook for the economy since the start of the economic downturn.

A majority of Muslim Americans say that life in the United States has become more difficult for them since 9/11, but a comprehensive survey of this population found no indication of increased alienation or anger.

A surge in Hispanic college enrollment between 2009 and 2010 has narrowed the gap on campus between the number of Hispanics and other demographic groups.

College presidents and the public differ on the value of online learning. The school presidents predict that a decade from now, most students will take classes online.

At a time when women surpass men by record numbers in college enrollment and completion, they also have a more positive view than men about the value higher education provides.

Mobile phones have become a near-ubiquitous tool for information-seeking and communicating: 83% of American adults own some kind of cell phone and they use them for a variety of activities.

The public has highly negative views of the way congressional leaders from both parties are handling their jobs.

None of the participants in the debt ceiling negotiations escaped without at least some significant damage to their images.

Restrictions on religious beliefs and practices rose between mid-2006 and mid-2009 in 23 of the world’s 198 countries, including several of the world’s most populous nations.