Tag: Higher education
Could college textbooks soon get cheaper?
Jenny Adams, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Michael Ash, University of Massachusetts Amherst
How much money do students spend on college textbooks? The answer is:...
I went from prison to professor – here’s why criminal records...
Stanley Andrisse, Howard University
Beginning next year, the Common Application – an online form that enables students to apply to the 800 or so colleges...
What colleges must do to promote mental health for graduate students
Meghan Duffy, University of Michigan; Carly Thanhouser, University of Michigan, and Daniel Eisenberg, University of Michigan
Sara did not expect much to come from her...
Why the Democrats’ new ‘debt-free’ college plan won’t really make college...
Robert Kelchen, Seton Hall University and Dennis A. Kramer II, University of Florida
Rising student loan debt and concerns about college affordability got considerable attention...
Some want to get rid of college majors – here’s how...
Matthew J. Mayhew, The Ohio State University
Should college majors be a thing of the past?
That idea received a fresh airing when author Jeffrey Selingo...
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...
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...
