Tag: Higher education
Students need IT skills to compete in the new economy
Christos A. Makridis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
By 2026, employment in computer and information technology occupations is projected to grow 13 percent over what it...
Avoid high student debt and dropping out by asking these 4...
Jake Murray, Boston University
Even though for-profit colleges get a bad rap for being predatory and leaving students saddled with debt but no degree, a...
3 vital ways to measure how much a university education is...
Mark S. Schlissel, University of Michigan; Michael H. Schill, University of Oregon, and Michael V. Drake, The Ohio State University
Editor’s note: Today we begin...
When college tuition goes up, campus diversity goes down
Drew Allen, Princeton University and Gregory C. Wolniak, New York University
As college tuition continues to rise at a staggering rate, people tend to worry...
Choosing the wrong college can be bad for your mental health
Noli Brazil, University of California, Davis and Matthew Andersson, Baylor University
Going off to college might be a source of anxiety for some students, but...
Why double-majors might beat you out of a job
Matthew J. Mayhew, The Ohio State University and Benjamin S. Selznick, James Madison University
Two college majors are better than one. That is the...
Just competing in March Madness is a fundraising win for the...
Brad Humphreys, West Virginia University
The NCAA men’s basketball championship, better known as March Madness, raises big bucks even if the players aren’t paid.
In...
This $75 million gift might make higher ed question its obsession...
Peter E. Knox, Case Western Reserve University
During his unsuccessful campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, Marco Rubio made the dubious (and grammatically unsound) assertion...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
