Tag: college
Congress lifts long-standing ban on Pell grants to people in prison
Andrea Cantora, University of Baltimore
When Congress decided in 1994 to ban federal student aid for people behind bars, it was part of a wider...
Opportunities to practice real-life philanthropy bring academic benefits
Kajsa Larson, Northern Kentucky University and Mark A. Neikirk, Northern Kentucky University
A crisis shelter for battered women. A nonprofit that provides wigs and makeup...
Teens want COVID-19 advice that gives them safe ways to socialize...
Tammy Chang, University of Michigan and Matthew Dunn, University of Michigan
America’s teens and young adults have a crucial role in containing the spread of...
Who formally declares the winner of the U.S. presidential election?
Amy Dacey, American University
With the U.S. presidential election rapidly approaching at a time of extraordinary political and social disruption, the possibility of an unclear...
What should replace Confederate statues?
Christian K. Anderson, University of South Carolina
Ever since the University of South Carolina put up a statue of Richard T. Greener – who in...
Why diversity training on campus is likely to disappoint
Amna Khalid, Carleton College and Jeffrey Aaron Snyder, Carleton College
U.S. colleges and universities will be embracing diversity training with renewed vigor this fall.
In response...
Simply scrapping the SAT won’t make colleges more diverse
Guadalupe I. Lozano, University of Arizona
When the University of California decided in early 2020 to stop using the ACT and SAT in admissions by...
Here’s how the new Title IX regulations will affect sexual assault...
Marissa Pollick, University of Michigan
Editor’s note: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released new regulations on May 6 that govern how sexual assault investigations are handled...
EXPLORING NATURE
Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including...
Moones Alamooti, University of North Dakota
As energy use rises and the planet warms, you might have dreamed of...
