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.
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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 National Science Foundation Is Still Months Away From Finalizing Its Policy on Harassers—but It’s Enforcing the New Rules Anyway
Scientists found to have harassed colleagues or subordinates are now open to having their NSF grants revoked.
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.
Are We Creating a Generation of Perfectionists?
A new study finds the problematic trait of perfectionism has significantly increased among college students since the late 1980s.