One of the Hidden Culprits Behind Rising Tuition and Student Debt
Previous explanations as to the rising cost of higher education—focused on salaries and amenities—haven't placed enough blame on those who are profiting.
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Should We Use Trigger Warnings on Course Syllabi?
Trigger warnings make sense in certain situations and settings. Higher education isn't one of them.
Texting Erodes Writing Skills? RU Kidding Me?
New research from two nations finds university students who text frequently have no problem switching over to formal English.
Is Alcohol Really to Blame for the Prevalence of Sexual Assault on College Campuses?
Access to alcohol isn't anything new, but access to members of the opposite sex is.
Over Half of Today’s Teenagers Are Virgins
College students are far less sexually active than all of the moralizing makes it seem.
Why They’re the Redskins
There's such a thing as going too far, but team mascots are supposed to be offensive.
What Kills Creativity?
Many American writers fear that standardized testing could be destroying our children. They might be right.
Not So Hot for Teacher
How did we come to decide that relationships between professors and students are almost always wrong?
Why Do We Still Have Summer Vacation?
Forget the argument about a calendar built around an agrarian economy. It was urbanization that created summer as we know it—and now we can't imagine doing anything else.