Tag: Higher education
5 ways the COVID-19 pandemic could affect your college application
Whitney Soule, Bowdoin College
The coronavirus pandemic has intensified college application anxiety. I make this observation as an admissions dean who, as of late, has...
Outdoor classes hold promise for in-person learning amid COVID-19
Tracey Birdwell, Indiana University and Tripp Harris, Indiana University
When it comes to conducting classes this fall, most colleges seem to be stuck between holding...
What will student protests look like when classes are online?
Johnathan Flowers, Worcester State University; April Logan, Salisbury University, and Samuel Abrams, Sarah Lawrence College
Editor’s note: Campus protests have become a mainstay in American...
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...
Business major fails to attract Latino students
Kevin Singer, North Carolina State University; Alyssa N. Rockenbach, North Carolina State University; Laura S. Dahl, North Dakota State University, and Matthew J. Mayhew,...
Ethical challenges loom over decisions to resume in-person college classes
Neta C. Crawford, Boston University
By early July, about 80% of U.S. campuses were planning to resume at least some in-person instruction, even as a...
5 reasons police officers should have college degrees
Leana Bouffard, Iowa State University and Gaylene Armstrong, University of Nebraska Omaha
Following several deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police, President...
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Natural selection in action: Hurricanes Irma and Maria affected island lizards
Colin Donihue, Harvard University
The Turks and Caicos anole is a small brown lizard found running through the undergrowth in the Turks and Caicos Islands....
