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Learning is understanding, requires challenge and takes time, a science education scholar explains.
An estimated 150,000 fewer international students are expected to be attending American universities and colleges this fall because of visa restrictions and other Trump administration policies.
More and more universities are bringing in corporate-style marketing chiefs. New research shows what they’re gaining – and where the returns fall flat.
Women still face discrimination and underrepresentation in STEM fields; receiving mentoring and tools to navigate male-dominated fields can help them succeed.
Trump’s February 2025 ‘Dear Colleague’ letter instructed all schools that receive federal funding to rid their programming and policies of all DEI ideology, or else risk losing money.
While Columbia University can afford to pay the government $200 million in order to unfreeze federal grants and contracts it was awarded, many other universities and colleges could not.
The architects of general education envisioned it would benefit all students. Decades later, political affiliation plays a role in determining whether people agree.
The justices overruled a lower court that had paused the Trump administration’s plan to fire over 1,300 workers.
Modern school voucher programs, publicized as a tool to provide education options for low-income families, have harmed majority Black schools.
Racial achievement gaps virtually vanished when students answered quizzes during remote learning.
Student visa holders face high levels of vetting and monitoring. Escalating those protocols will redirect students to other countries and weaken US global leadership, a scholar argues.
Most institutions of higher education have more freedom to spend from their endowments than they may realize.
If an engineer makes an improper assumption while designing something, sometimes the consequences are fatal. An engineering professor explains how to reduce risk.
An education scholar explains how some teachers and school counselors are quietly resisting what they see as political incursion into the classroom.
US college leaders would do well to reflect on the courage of their counterparts in 1980s El Salvador who opposed injustice despite grave personal risk.
The state, once ranked near the bottom of education standings, dramatically improved student literacy rates while using little money.
A reliance on foreign students for academic research has allowed the US to ignore flaws in its domestic tech worker pipeline, a scholar argues.
Public school access to high-quality teachers is shrinking, while teen reports of feeling unsafe at school are on the rise.
Research suggests school choice programs have little effect on student achievement but worsen overall outcomes by draining money from cash-strapped public school systems.
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Vice Provost for Global Engagement, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Education & Policy, Boston College
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Associate Professor of Finance, Texas State University
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Director, Stonewall Center, UMass Amherst
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Adjunct Professor, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
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Associate Professor of Adult and Higher Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Professor of Higher Education, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Political Science, Fordham University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Emerson College
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Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Professor of Law and Don L. & Mabel F. Endowed Chair in Law, University of New Mexico
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Associate Professor of Higher & Postsecondary Education, Arizona State University
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Associate Dean of Strategic Partnerships and Community Engagement, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Education, University of Southern California
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Associate Professor of Management, Oklahoma State University