Tag: College students
Only about 1 in 5 engineering degrees go to women
Danyelle Tauryce Ireland, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
CC BY-ND
Despite various efforts to encourage...
Alcohol is becoming more common in sexual assault among college students
Mary P. Koss, University of Arizona
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
3 ways to make ‘belonging’ more than a buzzword in higher...
Michelle Samura, Chapman University
“Belonging” is trending.
You can see it in evolving executive titles, such...
What is a 529 college savings plan? An economist explains
Robert H. Scott III, Monmouth University
The college savings plan known as a “529” is often touted as a...
I no longer grade my students’ work – and I wish...
Elisabeth Gruner, University of Richmond
I’ve been teaching college English for more than 30 years. Four years ago, I...
Colleges routinely fail to ask about new hires’ history of sexual...
Susan Fortney, Texas A&M University and Theresa Morris, Texas A&M University
When three graduate students sued Harvard University in...
Colleges accused of conspiring to make low-income students pay more
Robert Massa, University of Southern California
Sixteen universities – including six in the Ivy League – are accused in...
Taking out a student loan for your child can hurt your...
Thomas Korankye, University of Arizona
When people take out student loans for themselves, certain risks are involved. The debt...
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...
