What Does America’s Pilot Shortage Reveal About Higher Education?
The United States is the only country in the world with major airlines that require four-year degrees in order to be a pilot.
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Trigger Warnings Do Not Work, New Study Finds
Participants who saw trigger warnings before reading or watching upsetting content felt as negative afterwards as those who did not.
The Far Right Has Plans to Recruit Your Campus
And, in too many cases, administrators are helping them.
GOP Tax Plan Would Cut Precious Resources for College Students
Paying for an education is already a difficult, if not impossible, task for many students. The republican tax bill won't provide any relief.
The Real Villains of Higher Education
Students and professors can’t be real co-workers until they snatch power back from university administrators. By Malcolm Harris…
What Are College Entrepreneurship Programs Meant to Achieve?
A close look at the programs at eight private universities and the criteria they're using to define success.
The Old College Try
Students are pushing their schools to divest from fossil-fuel companies. Administrations are pushing back. History tells us who will win.
Why Do Black Graduates Make Less Money?
Can higher-ed policy help close the racial wealth gap? Not on its current path.
The Future of Work: Preparing Students for a Changing World of Work
The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.
An Entire MFA Class Dropped Out to Protest the Changing Face of Arts Education
Academic programs meant to foster creativity are re-orienting toward more entrepreneurial endeavors—and alienating students in the process.