Tag: Higher education
Opportunities to practice real-life philanthropy bring academic benefits
Kajsa Larson, Northern Kentucky University and Mark A. Neikirk, Northern Kentucky University
A crisis shelter for battered women. A nonprofit that provides wigs and makeup...
This type of sexual harassment on campus often goes overlooked
Sarah Ives, City College of San Francisco and Ann E. Bartos
When the #MeToo movement gained momentum in 2017, it exposed widespread sexual harassment in...
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,...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
