While online education may seem like a convenient way to earn a degree in the comfort of your own home or office, an expert warns of pitfalls that can seriously set a student behind.
Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers waves to the crowd after passing Michael Jordan on the all-time scoring list in 2014.
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Unlike when Kobe Bryant went straight from high school to the NBA, future superstars must now spend at least one year in college or overseas. A sports scholar explains how that could soon change.
College students face more obstacles to getting an internship. Transportation and having to work a paying job are among the barriers.
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Internships send an important signal to employers about how ready a college graduate is for the world of work. But for many students, taking an unpaid or poorly paid internship is not practical.
African Americans take on greater debt than whites to earn an advanced degree. Does the payoff make it worth it?
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African American students are taking on significantly more debt than white students to earn advanced degrees. Is it worth it?
Colleges are increasingly being judged on how many students graduate. But is tying funding to graduation rates the way to go?
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States are increasingly adopting policies in which colleges get a small portion of their funding based on how many students graduate. A scholar explains why the policy may not achieve its aims.
Free community college proposals are gaining attention. But do they work? And if so, for whom?
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Free community college is touted as a way to make college more accessible. But research shows making community college free comes at a cost to four-year colleges.
Campus counseling centers are seeing an influx of students seeking help with mental health issues.
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In order to lessen the strain on campus counseling centers, colleges must take a more preventive and ‘population’ approach to mental health, an expert argues.
There is growing political interest in providing higher education to those behind bars.
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Education for those behind bars is gaining more attention. In these four articles, scholars take an up-close look at efforts to provide – and restrict – higher education in prison.
Big education tests come with serious side effects, research shows.
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While large-scale education assessments, such as the PISA, are meant to show how education systems are faring around the world, evidence shows these assessments come with a host of problems.
Signs that a college may be about to close may not always be apparent.
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Before you invest your money in going to a particular college, you should figure out if a school is financially healthy enough to keep its doors open, two veteran college administrators warn.
The College Scorecard now has more detailed data on programs and majors.
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The new College Scorecard – an online tool – offers valuable insights into how much you can expect to earn and owe if you choose a particular major at a particular school, an economist writes.
Students in an advanced bachelor’s degree seminar in the Bard Prison Initiative at Eastern New York Correctional Facility.
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A scholar who has taught in prison weighs in on ‘College Behind Bars,’ which airs Nov. 25 and 26 on PBS. The documentary prompts viewers to consider the importance of higher education in prison.
Black servicemen from WWII faced limited options and denial as they sought GI benefits after the war.
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Although the GI Bill enabled generations of former service members to acquire higher education and enter the middle class, the bill’s benefits were distributed in racist ways.
Marlboro College plans to close its Vermont campus after the 2019-2020 school year and move its programs to Emerson College in Boston.
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Working in college may help students pay the bills, but putting in long hours can come at a cost, research shows. A scholar discusses what college students should consider before taking a job.
The NCAA has moved to permit college athletes to seek endorsement deals. under new rules to be adopted by 2021.
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Now that the NCAA will allow college athletes to seek paid endorsements, questions abound about how the players will be able to cash in on those deals. An expert on student athletes weighs in.
Robots have already started moving into Amazon’s workforce alongside people.
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While selective universities may be elusive for many students, going to a community college first can represent an alternative way to get in, new research has found.
A proposal to increase the Pell Grant award amount could help restore the grant’s original purchasing power when it was created in 1972.
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A proposal to double the value of Pell Grants for college students could finally start to restore their value to what they were when they were created back in 1972.