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The new book “Black and Queer on Campus” explores the range of experiences that Black LGBTQ students face at colleges across the US.
Teachers judged the same math work differently based on whether the work was associated with male or female names.
The US military’s switch to an all-volunteer force in 1973 led to a series of magazine ads that sought to portray military service as a way for women and people of color to move up in society.
Latino youths often feel more at home in after-school programs and in the community than they do in school. A sociologist explores why.
For some teens on social media, TikTok and Twitter aren’t all about selfies or the latest craze in online “challenges.” Some teens are using social media to advocate for social justice.
With the expansion of Second Chance Pell grants, more colleges and universities will soon offer degree programs to students in prison.
A new survey found that many people avoid college due to stress. A course design expert says it doesn’t have to be that way.
Students learn the art of dealmaking can involve much more than money.
A scholar explains how artificial intelligence systems can revolutionize the way students learn.
More and more colleges are offering admission to students who never applied.
A new database shows that efforts to ban critical race theory are pervasive throughout the United States.
A sociologist interviewed dozens of middle-class Black singles about their friendships, freedom and dating lives.
Despite what’s happening on the most prestigious campuses, fewer than a third of presidents at American colleges and universities are women.
Nearly four decades after President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Math Awareness Week, math readiness and enrollment in college math programs continue to decline.
Polarization among the public and politicians threatens to undermine educational progress made over the past few decades.
Political power and a history of racism lurk behind the recent state takeover of the Houston public school system.
A scholar of grading explains how teachers can do a better job of reporting what grades represent, and what they are for.
A sociology professor uses the popular ‘Boondocks’ cartoon to explore contemporary issues of race in American society.
A negotiation expert offers practical tips for getting the salary or promotion you want.
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