Tag: US higher education
What if college athletes got paid? 3 questions answered
Jasmine Harris, Ursinus College
The California state legislature has approved a bill that allows college athletes to earn money through athletic endorsements starting in 2023....
Textbook merger could create more problems than just higher prices
Naomi S. Baron, American University
Ever since Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education – two of the largest textbook publishers in the U.S. – announced plans to...
At these colleges, students begin serious research their first year
Nancy Stamp, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Rat brains to understand Parkinson’s disease. Drones to detect plastic landmines. Social media to predict acts...
These college rankings focus on schools that help students get ahead
Robert Kelchen, Seton Hall University
The Abstract features interesting research and the people behind it.
Robert Kelchen, a scholar of higher education, oversees the college rankings...
Why do college textbooks cost so much? 7 questions answered
Amie Freeman, University of South Carolina
Editor’s note: The high price of college textbooks has long been a sore point for students. Even though the...
Students who plan to seek more education than needed for their...
Soobin Kim, Michigan State University
When it comes to career success, it pays to aim for more education than what you need for the job...
Washington state’s big bet on ‘free college’
William Zumeta, University of Washington
Washington state doesn’t have a problem finding educated people to work in its booming high-tech economy – it’s just most...
Could black philanthropy help solve the black student debt crisis?
Mako Fitts Ward, Arizona State University
When billionaire Robert E. Smith decided to pay off the student loans of the graduating class of 2019 at...
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...
