Tag: college
Could black philanthropy help solve the black student debt crisis?
Mako Fitts Ward, Arizona State University
When billionaire Robert E. Smith decided to pay off the student loans of the graduating class of 2019 at...
The SAT’s new ‘adversity score’ is a poor fix for a...
Leigh Patel, University of Pittsburgh
The College Board recently revealed a new “adversity score” that it plans to use as part of the SAT in...
Long considered a high honor, the valedictorian tradition faces an uncertain...
John R. Thelin, University of Kentucky
As college and high school graduations take place, thousands of select students will step to podiums to deliver their...
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...
College-educated cops enforce the law more aggressively
Richard Wright, Georgia State University; Richard Rosenfeld, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Thaddeus L. Johnson, Georgia State University
In the wake of controversial and widely...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
