Though abundant choices and flexibility may have broad appeal, research shows those things can also complicate the college-going process.
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Educators can use social and emotional lessons to prepare young professionals to navigate communication and conflict in the workplace.
Researchers asked engineering students to tell stories about challenges they had faced. Telling the stories, students said, made them more likely to stay in their major.
With 100 hours aboard Amtrak trains, students learn about sustainable travel and destination tourism, using cities along the routes as living laboratories.
Students are less likely to identify as nonbinary in states with anti-trans policies.
Artificial intelligence ‘bots’ may be widely available to teach in the coming years. But will they be effective? An expert on technology in education weighs in.
Changing majors can cost money and time. Doing career-related research early on can help college students avoid that fate.
Increased mistrust of the US medical profession and higher mortality rates are consequences of the low numbers of Black doctors. A massive gift to Black medical colleges may help build those numbers.
A political scientist describes a class he’s designed to help counter cynicism and distrust.
From educational gag orders to the decline of tenure-track positions, academic freedom in the United States has been worsening in recent years.
Developing students’ mathematical power and confidence is key to creating true equity.
The anti-war protests that rocked college campuses across the US in spring 2024 may well erupt again in the fall. An expert on civil disobedience sets the bar high for deploying police.
Universities and colleges nationwide are beginning to investigate quantum education to develop a workforce ready for quantum technology.
Ending tuition might not result in more doctors serving the communities that need them most without further steps.
A landmark settlement for student-athletes is raising questions that will take big-time college sports into uncharted territory, 2 sports management experts say.
Laws that scrap diversity, equity and inclusion programs on campus are likely to result in less support for LGBTQ+ students, a psychology professor explains.
A new study finds that hiring practices, not a bachelor’s degree, may be the ‘great equalizer’ of opportunity for some soon-to-be grads.
A sociologist and former high school math teacher found that Philadelphia students face starkly different expectations for college depending on what type of school they attend.
It’s now clear that tensions in academia regarding concerns about Israel’s relationship with the Palestinian people aren’t limited to campus protests.
DEI programs bolster college students’ sense of identity and belonging. Without these programs, they stand to miss out on crucial learning and career opportunities.
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Vice Provost for Global Engagement, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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