Political discussions on campus can be a lot more productive if the right expectations are set.
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Everyone wants to raise kind children, but telling kids to be nice gets you only so far − young people need to practice those skills with their peers.
In the 1980s, university administrators called the police on anti-apartheid protesters, threatened to revoke their scholarships and ordered staff to demolish encampments.
After decades in the shadows, Asian American studies has expanded on college campuses.
One community college created a science pathway program that boasts a 100% employment rate for graduates.
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?
Playing and watching sports can unite people − and provide lessons for democracy.
As the nation marks the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board, one of its most significant side effects − the large-scale loss of Black teachers − continues to affect America’s schools.
Students in windowless rooms are reporting anxiety, depression and fatigue. A professor of architecture says developers need to let the light shine in.
A philosopher and a psychologist break down the challenges of finding purposeful work that also pays well.
A former archivist at Mary McLeod Bethune’s home in Washington, DC, recounts how the experience led her to see Bethune as a global figure.
Divestment from Israel may violate state laws – at least for public institutions. Private universities with large endowments may face other obstacles.
These books shine light on a rich history of campus protests in the US that goes back to the 1960s.
Florida’s school safety data dashboard is one of the most comprehensive in the US. A school safety researcher explains how schools and parents can use it.
More than 3 million children in the US are homeschooled. Are they getting a good education?
When students get unqualified teachers, it’s like missing one-third of the school year – and that’s what’s been happening with rural students in Texas.
There’s been a concerted effort in Israel and the US to block this movement’s tactics and goals.
An expert on the Columbia University protests of 1968 draws parallels between protests then and the ones taking place there in 2024.
When asked, students say that touch is important in developing reading and writing skills. Research backs them up.
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, conservative activists led a counterattack against campus antiwar and civil rights demonstrators by demanding action from college presidents, the courts and the police.
A Miami nightclub owner and restaurateur has been adding star power to his class on entrepreneurship and hospitality.
Not all teachers comply when asked to adjust student grades. An education scholar takes a look at what happens when they don’t.
Legal rulings throw fate of special scholarships for ethnic minorities into doubt.
Ethics is often neglected in engineering education, two researchers write, despite mounting questions about how to responsibly design artificial intelligence programs.
A rhetoric scholar says Columbia University President Nemat Shafik fared much better than her predecessors at a hearing about how her school was handling antisemitism on campus.