A scholar and former college dean explains why higher education’s reliance on majors to measure academic quality may be an outdated approach.
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Since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the ensuing war, some Jewish students have been vocal about support for Israel or for Palestinians. But many more have views that don’t fit into ‘either/or’ categories.
If AI allows students to automate routine cognitive tasks, it doesn’t mean they’re thinking less. It means their thinking is changing.
Parenting’s ultimate goal is raising healthy, happy, successful children. Figuring out how to keep parenting once the kids are adults is just another transition.
Universities have an important role in Jewish American history – highlighting both deep-seated prejudice toward Jews and Jewish students’ paths toward acceptance and assimilation.
Though abundant choices and flexibility may have broad appeal, research shows those things can also complicate the college-going process.
Educators can use social and emotional lessons to prepare young professionals to navigate communication and conflict in the workplace.
Changing majors can cost money and time. Doing career-related research early on can help college students avoid that fate.
DEI programs bolster college students’ sense of identity and belonging. Without these programs, they stand to miss out on crucial learning and career opportunities.
Prior encounters with police didn’t negatively affect student views of campus police, but perceptions varied among students from different ethnic and racial groups and LGBTQ+ students.
Political discussions on campus can be a lot more productive if the right expectations are set.
The right commencement speaker can create a memorable experience, generate favorable media coverage for the school and inspire donors. So why do colleges miss the mark on this once-a-year decision?
Students in windowless rooms are reporting anxiety, depression and fatigue. A professor of architecture says developers need to let the light shine in.
Legal rulings throw fate of special scholarships for ethnic minorities into doubt.
Nearly half of all students who enroll in college never finish. Are colleges and universities to blame?
The legalization and ease of online sports betting is fueling a rise in gambling disorders among young people.
A few Ivy League schools say the tests enable them to find students of promise from low-income families. But not all sociologists agree.
In the past, adolescents’ musical palettes were dominated by the Top-40 artists, creating a widely shared – if perhaps narrow – repertoire of musical knowledge.
A college administrator offers insights into the rocky rollout of the Department of Education’s supposedly ‘simplified’ financial aid form.
Inclusive postsecondary education programs help students with intellectual disabilities make friends and become independent adults.
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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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