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Universities and colleges won’t necessarily pay students to sleep. But they can offer other incentives that encourage them to close their eyes earlier.
Several colleges and universities instruct students on how to navigate email communication on their campus, but more could consider the practice.
If students choose to listen to music while studying, they should consider music that is less distracting – and save high-energy playlists for when they don’t need to focus.
After my niece died by suicide, I began researching how Chinese immigrant families feel about their children’s mental health and why they often avoid care.
Students guessed how their school would handle sexual misconduct based on how their university had previously responded to anti-LGBTQ+ incidents and other kinds of harm.
With college students less likely to read through a full textbook than they once were, video games can help keep them engaged.
A pilot study analyzing college students’ writing with AI shows an interactive process, from brainstorming to editing the output produced by chatbots.
A 2025 study shows that an AI-based tutor improves learning when it prompts reasoning and is paired with peer discussion.
Students respond to history that feels local and personal. There are ways to do that even as Holocaust survivors pass away, one professor writes.
Restricting academic freedom is often thought of in terms of universities telling professors what they can and cannot do or teach. But that isn’t the only scenario.
Students who participated in the virtual Research Experience for Undergraduates at Purdue reported stronger gains in research skills than in-person summer interns.
Polytechnic universities try to incorporate skills-based learning into education.
Respectful relationships are key to students’ sense that their spiritual identity is welcome on campus. Schools can help foster those connections.
Federal work study creates opportunities for students and universities alike. But the program’s challenges go beyond the potential government funding cuts.
Faculty members say they are worried about job security but also whether they should be introducing certain topics, like gender, in their class or with colleagues.
Hispanic-Serving Institutions enroll over 60% of all Hispanic undergraduates in the US and include large schools like Florida International University.
Multiple studies show that grass, trees, shade and sidewalks on a campus reduce student anxiety.
College students need to learn how to talk about religion with people of different faiths, two scholars write.
Three recent developments in AI – in video games, wearable technology and education – suggest that building something like Stephenson’s Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer is possible.
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Professor of Higher Education, The Ohio State University
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership, Mississippi State University
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Associate Professor of Jewish Education Research, Brandeis University
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Assistant Professor of University Studies, Middle Tennessee State University
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PhD student in Higher Education and Student Affairs, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Iowa State University; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Director, Stonewall Center, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor of Adult and Higher Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Associate Professor of Higher & Postsecondary Education, Arizona State University
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Professor of Spanish and Chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures, University of Delaware
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Executive in Residence, University of Southern California
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