A Tale of Two Cities
In a new book, urban revitalization expert Alan Mallach argues that much of what you think you know about cities today is wrong.
Higher Education
How Right-Wing Media Has Tried to Stifle Student Speech at Evergreen State College
A slanted version of the events at Evergreen College keeps driving the conservative news cycle—all while students suffer.
Viewfinder: Chinese Students Cheer Themselves on Before Taking a College Entrance Exam
Candidates cheer for themselves before sitting the National College Entrance Examination (a.k.a. Gaokao) outside an exam site on June 7th, 2018.
Financial Aid Letters Are Really, Really Confusing
And that makes it hard for kids to choose the right school.
At the New School, Labor Struggles Unite Students and Workers
Solidarity creates a formidable challenge for the New York City university's administration.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Free Speech
Do overblown fears of the First Amendment's demise undermine healthy debate?
More American Students Are Being Lured to Canadian Universities
Blame the high cost of tuition in the U.S. and the 2016 election results.
Is It Time to Rethink Campus Protest?
In a new era of protest and de-platforming, conservatives have defensively invested the First Amendment with a transcendent power and moral authority it does not warrant. What happens when equality and free speech are in direct opposition?
'Sexism Is a Feature of the System'
As #MeToo comes to college campuses, Kelly Baker's work shows just how deeply sexism is embedded in academia.
The Right-Wing Plot to Take Over Student Governments
American conservatives keep attacking left-wing academics for what the right wing is actually doing.
Are Universities Exploiting Black Male Athletes in Order to Raise Revenues?
A new study suggests the answer is yes.
For LGBT Students, a STEM Career Is a Less Likely Option
New research suggests lesbian, gay, and bisexual students are being driven out of STEM majors.
Down With the SAT
The progressive case for the SAT is about as risible as the progressive case for war in Iraq was.
A Federal Judge Contests the Termination of a College Accrediting Agency
The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is not currently listed on the Department of Education's page of federally recognized accrediting agencies.
The Humanities Are Dead. Long Live the Humanities.
It's true that much of the scholarship that professors in the humanities produce is micro-focused and barely relevant to larger social concerns. But those academics would also be best served by ignoring that critique.
The Value of a University Education Extends Beyond Knowledge
Australian researchers find the experience changes students' personalities—for the better.
College Students Report Decreased Confidence in Free Speech Protections in a New Poll
Only 64 percent felt freedom of speech was secure in the U.S.
International Students Are Keeping Community Colleges Afloat
Tuition from international students at community colleges often helps the institutional bottom line. But is the education really helping international students?
Purdue University Gets the Final Approval on Its Plan to Convert Kaplan Into a Non-Profit College
Purdue University has received full approval from the Higher Learning Commission to convert the school into a new college called Purdue Global.
The Importance of Female Role Models in the Classroom
A recent study finds that female students are more likely to enroll in an upper-level economics class if they have encountered successful women role models in that field.
A Radical Plan to Combat Inequality in College Admissions
It's time universities began to think of themselves as producers of value, not arbiters of merit.
As the Fate of DACA Hangs in the Balance, Colleges Struggle to Protect Students
As the Trump administration waffles on the fate of DACA, colleges across the country are left filling the gaps—often with what limited resources they can cobble together.
How Local Shops and Seminar Rooms Are Reviving Sex Education
If there's an upside to the government's failure to promote legitimate sex education, it's been the convergent rise of the local sex shop and the university seminar as two venues for frank and meaningful discussion.
Your College Major Predicts Midlife Health
Business and biology majors tend to be in strong physical shape a quarter-century after graduation. Psychology majors, not so much.