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There are benefits to taking college classes in the metaverse, but there are also potential problems.
Colleges must notify students when the school is placed on probation by its accrediting agency. Do students respond by staying away?
While most endorsement deals go to college athletes at schools with big-time sports programs, new research has found
community college athletes could profit as well.
College students who are focused on career goals and personal growth – and growth for others – tend to fare better academically, new research finds.
Sitting in the front row of a lecture hall could become obsolete as more colleges and universities enter the metaverse.
An analysis of college applications reveals that 3% of US students use pronouns other than the traditional “he” or “she” binary.
Some states fund their public colleges based on how well the schools perform on key metrics. New research raises questions about how that affects outcomes for students from different racial groups.
A negative environment dissuades many women engineering students from staying in the field. Can colleges and universities do anything to reverse the trend?
An increasing number of college students say they were victims or perpetrators of sexual assault – and that victims were drunk when the assault took place. Are campus drinking environments to blame?
Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim student organizations are rarities at most colleges and universities. An expert delves into why.
Students of color graduate at higher rates when they go to colleges where there are larger portions of the student body and faculty who are also of color.
Just what does it mean for students to feel as if they “belong” on campus? A researcher weighs in.
The Pell Grant would have to be doubled in order for its purchasing power to be anywhere near what it used to be, a scholar observes.
College savings plans – known as 529s – can be effective for certain families. Still, it pays to know the ins and outs of how the plans work, an expert says.
Decades of collaboration between Western and Russian universities have come to a halt because of the war in Ukraine. An expert on U.S.-Russia relations explains what’s at stake.
Colleges do a poor job of screening applicants for prior history of sexual misconduct in the workplace. A sociologist and a law professor explain how that can change.
While the metaverse offers new virtual space for classrooms of the future, it is also rife with potential pitfalls, a scholar of philosophy writes.
An expert weighs in on how colleges can lower their chances of being hit by surges of COVID-19 cases after spring break 2022.
Community college students reveal some of the top reasons why they leave school without a degree.
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, The University of Texas at San Antonio
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Associate Vice Provost for International Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Associate Professor of Higher Education, Seton Hall University
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Adjunct Professor, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
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Professor of Sociology, Western Connecticut State University
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Assistant Professor of Education Policy and Psychology and Endowed Chair, University of Arkansas
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Professor of Higher Education, The Ohio State University
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Lenore Stern Professor in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Tufts University
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Professor of Political Science, Fordham University
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Professor of Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania
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Professor of Economics, University of New Orleans
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Associate Professor of Law and Henry Weihofen Professor, University of New Mexico
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Professor of Economics, University of Tennessee
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Doctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
