Tag: University
These college rankings focus on schools that help students get ahead
Robert Kelchen, Seton Hall University
The Abstract features interesting research and the people behind it.
Robert Kelchen, a scholar of higher education, oversees the college rankings...
Why do college textbooks cost so much? 7 questions answered
Amie Freeman, University of South Carolina
Editor’s note: The high price of college textbooks has long been a sore point for students. Even though the...
Students who plan to seek more education than needed for their...
Soobin Kim, Michigan State University
When it comes to career success, it pays to aim for more education than what you need for the job...
5 tips for college students to use final exam stress to...
Jennifer Wegmann, Binghamton University, State University of New York
For the nearly 20 million college students in the U.S., one of the most stressful times...
In the name of ‘amateurism,’ college athletes make money for everyone...
Jasmine Harris, Ursinus College
As millions of people tune in to watch the Final Four, much of their focus will be on the numbers on...
What parents should do to help students prepare for the first...
Lara Schwartz, American University School of Public Affairs
As the school year begins to wind down, high school seniors – and those who care about...
Gen Z entrepreneurs view higher education as vital to their startups
Eric J. Barron, Pennsylvania State University
Today’s college students – dubbed Generation Z – are beginning to make their mark on the workplace with a...
When race triggers a call to campus police
Brian N. Williams, University of Virginia; Andrea M. Headley, University of California, Berkeley, and Megan LePere-Schloop, The Ohio State University
On a beautiful spring afternoon...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
