An Iranian general’s killing sparked fears of war and a draft in the US. Those are old fears, says a scholar who contends it’s a myth that during the two world wars, men signed up in droves to fight.
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The federal government isn’t the only one that has banned student financial aid to prisoners. Many states have enacted their own bans as well, new research shows.
A new debit card being issued to federal student loan borrowers on a trial basis may save them time and money, but it could also enable a bank to study their spending to sell them more products.
Stanley Andrisse was once branded a career criminal and served time in prison. Today, he is a professor at two medical schools and an advocate for higher education for those who’ve served time.
Universities teach students and produce research – but do they have responsibility to engage with the communities that surround them? Two university presidents explain why their answer is an emphatic yes.
As the student protest over conditions at Howard University continues, a scholar weighs in on what the fallout means for historically black colleges and universities.
The percent of students going without food or other necessities has risen since 2012, with students indicating work-study balance was impacting their daily lives, study success and mental health.
Botswana’s late president Ketumile Masire was original and daring. He should be remembered for his courage and prudence.
It’s estimated that 20 percent of first year students are put on academic probation. That’s not a small number. Universities are beginning to tackle the problem head on.
Pell Grants, the federal aid program for low-income students, are down to covering only 30 percent of tuition, from 80 percent in the 1970s.
For-profit colleges and universities have been in a lot of trouble. But the case of Trump University is different. To start with, it cannot even be called a for-profit university.
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have called for making colleges and universities debt-free or tuition-free. Disadvantaged students need more than free college to achieve success.
It’s that time of the year when students get ready to enroll in college. But many don’t, even after being accepted. What can be done?
A bill before Congress is proposing colleges and universities with endowments of at least $1 billion spend 25 percent of the money on financial aid. What is the proposal missing?
For many students, stress about money is a terrible and unwelcome distraction from their degrees – qualifications they hope can lift themselves and their families out of poverty.
There are a number of factors outside the academy that hold first-year university students back. Addressing these can improve retention rates.
Students are going hungry on college campuses. The latest survey shows that four in 10 University of California students do not have access to nutritious food.
An academic asks: whom should we teach? What should we teach? How should we teach?
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Retired Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of San Francisco
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Teaching & Learning Specialist, Office of DVC Academic, University of the Western Cape
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Adjunct Professor, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
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Distinguished Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago
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Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies and Dean of the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, Cornell University
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Professor and Department Head of Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee; Institute for Humane Studies
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President, West Virginia University
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Associate Professor in Finance, University of Canberra
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Howard University
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Professor of Educational Policy Studies & Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of California, San Diego
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Professor of Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies for Student Success Research, Michigan State University