Tag: US higher education
Federal financial aid for college will be easier to apply for...
Robert Kelchen, Seton Hall University
Editor’s note: The Free Application for Federal Student Aid – better known as FAFSA – is being simplified through the...
For these students, using data in sports is about more than...
Felesia Stukes, Johnson C. Smith University
When professional sports teams use big data and analytics, their objective is to improve player performance and win more...
Racial stereotypes drive students of color away from STEM, but many...
Ebony O. McGee, Vanderbilt University
Dominique, a Black electrical engineering doctoral student, found herself in an awkward situation in the lounge of a hotel where...
Congress lifts long-standing ban on Pell grants to people in prison
Andrea Cantora, University of Baltimore
When Congress decided in 1994 to ban federal student aid for people behind bars, it was part of a wider...
Computer science jobs pay well and are growing fast. Why are...
Tamara Pearson, Spelman College
When it comes to the digital divide, often the focus is on how lack of internet service and basic technology will...
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...
Doing this one thing helps community college students transfer to a...
Xueli Wang, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Elizabeth has always wanted to be a doctor. While a high school senior, she was hoping to achieve her dream...
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...
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...
