Tag: Higher education
Why I teach a course called ‘White Racism’
Ted Thornhill, Florida Gulf Coast University
The need for students to learn about racism in American society existed long before I began teaching a course...
More colleges than ever have test-optional admissions policies — and that’s...
Joseph Soares, Wake Forest University
Back in the 1980s, Bates College and Bowdoin College were nearly the only liberal arts colleges not to require applicants...
The emotional challenges of student veterans on campus
Ann Cheney, University of California, Riverside
This Veterans Day, Americans will honor the heroism and sacrifice of the nearly 22 million men and women who...
California’s higher education: From American dream to dilemma
John R. Thelin, University of Kentucky
For the Golden State of California, 1960 was a golden year: It was a time of rapid development, when...
The wrongs of passage in fraternity hazing
Hank Nuwer, Franklin College
In the 40 years since publishing my first research on hazing in collegiate groups, I’ve often been reminded of the adage...
Why students need better protection from loan fraud
Richard Fossey, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
A college education can set you up for a lifetime – though it can come with a hefty...
How to succeed in college with a disability
Stephen Byrd, Elon University
If you’re entering college as a student with a disability, the first thing you should know is that you’re not alone....
Can people ‘like me’ go to college? Inequality and dreams of...
Daphna Oyserman, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Neil Lewis Jr., University of Michigan
The cost of college...
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...
