What’s the Economic Value of an Arts Education?
While it's not perfectly tangible, the financial value of a degree in the humanities certainly exists.
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The Macroeconomics 101 of Cheating
This is why you cheat on an exam you really don't need to cheat on.
Breaking Away: Why Several Top Public Universities Are Going Private
Many are worried that as public universities gain freedom, they will end up sidelining broader goals such as access and affordability.
Have Pencil, Will Take Your SAT for $200
When a standardized test plays such a big role in determining who gets into what college, it's hard to tell who's being cheated.
Can We Send More Low-Income Students to College Just by Instilling a Sense Competence?
New research unravels the difficult relationship between motivation and choice. Without a feeling of competence, it turns out, the presence of choice can drive people away from a given task.
Collect Mentors and Make True Friends: Advice for New College Students From Sociologists
College can be a bewildering new challenge, but a bit of advice can go a long way.
Texting and the Stressed-Out Freshman
A survey of first-year university students finds a link between heavy texting and poor sleeping.
Professors Join the Precariat
Almost half of college instructors are part-time and struggle to piece together enough work to pay the bills.
Two-Thirds of College Students Think They’re Going to Change the World
But they’re cynical about the priorities of others at the same time.