Some colleges and universities have put race-based scholarships on hold.
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Legal rulings throw fate of special scholarships for ethnic minorities into doubt.
Columbia University President Nemat Shafik testifies before the House Committee on Education & the Workforce during an April 17, 2024, hearing on antisemitism on campus.
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A rhetoric scholar says Columbia University President Nemat Shafik fared much better than her predecessors at a hearing about how her school was handling antisemitism on campus.
The likelihood of graduating from college is linked to the type of college a student attends.
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Nearly half of all students who enroll in college never finish. Are colleges and universities to blame?
College athletes help generate billions of dollars in revenue through TV deals, but colleges aren’t allowed to compensate them for their fame.
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College athletes have made substantial progress in being able to get paid for the use of their name, image and likeness − except in one realm.
Some college students have gambled away their financial aid.
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The legalization and ease of online sports betting is fueling a rise in gambling disorders among young people.
Some colleges say the tests have multiple benefits.
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A few Ivy League schools say the tests enable them to find students of promise from low-income families. But not all sociologists agree.
The payoff for microcredentials varies by profession.
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The credentials can be earned online in a matter of weeks and may lead to higher salaries, but not always.
Even the best paragraphs may have room for improvement.
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Learning how to produce polished prose can greatly enhance your value on the job.
Isolation can make opportunities elusive.
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9 Black women who were working on or recently earned their PhDs told a researcher they felt isolated and shut out.
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Students are provided the opportunity to use America’s national parks as case studies for environmental issues and tough conversations in this course.
Opportunities to learn alongside people of different ages can benefit the entire community.
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As the share of adults age 60 and older grows globally, age-friendly universities offer social connection, continued learning and better health.
Some colleges are extending the traditional May 1 deadline for students to accept offers.
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A college administrator offers insights into the rocky rollout of the Department of Education’s supposedly ‘simplified’ financial aid form.
Only 39% of autistic students who start college finish.
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Self-advocacy and taking initiative have proven critical for autistic students who are also gifted, new research shows.
Will commitments to diversity be enough?
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The author of a new book on affirmative action in higher education discusses how colleges might still be able to become more diverse now that affirmative action has been banned.
Employment prospects are greatly enhanced for students with developmental delays if they acquired postsecondary education.
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Inclusive postsecondary education programs help students with intellectual disabilities make friends and become independent adults.
A study found that refugees want more guidance on how to navigate higher education in the U.S.
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Migrants to the US say they need a map to help them navigate the world of higher education.
Characters in books can teach lessons about addiction.
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This course beckons students to examine how alcoholic beverages are portrayed in books by American authors.
A new study found that college students better understand complex calculus concepts in active learning classes.
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Collaborative work benefits calculus students, new research shows.
Diverse campuses better prepare students for leadership roles, research shows.
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Diversity programs benefit schools and students in multiple ways, research shows.
Howard University students assemble for a graduation ceremony in 2016.
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While it’s widely believed that Howard University came to be known as “The Mecca” in the 1960s, new evidence shows the nickname is more than half a century older than that.