Tag: US higher education
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...
Flying colors: Researcher reveals hidden world through the eyes of butterflies
Adriana Briscoe, University of California, Irvine
An award-winning scientist and professor of evolutionary biology, Adriana Briscoe studies the evolution of vision in butterflies and how...
Gates launches lobbying arm – higher education on agenda
Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University
Bill and Melinda Gates have launched a lobbying group in part to drive their agenda on education.
The move comes as Congress...
For many NBA players, finding a better high school was critical...
Rob Book, University of Southern Denmark
When University of Southern California freshman Kevin Porter, Jr., became a first-round NBA draft pick on June 20, he...
The SAT’s new ‘adversity score’ is a poor fix for a...
Leigh Patel, University of Pittsburgh
The College Board recently revealed a new “adversity score” that it plans to use as part of the SAT in...
States – not just Congress – should unlock student financial aid...
Bradley D. Custer, Michigan State University
When it comes to higher education in prison, much of the media and advocacy focus is on trying to...
5 tips for college students to use final exam stress to...
Jennifer Wegmann, Binghamton University, State University of New York
For the nearly 20 million college students in the U.S., one of the most stressful times...
Missing school is a given for children of migrant farmworker
Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz, Georgia State University
In the summer of his junior year, Luis Miguel was struggling to stay in high school. He and his...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
