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Crisis in Job Prospects for History PhDs

Job prospects for history PhDs reach 30-year low, but history departments lead in training graduates for careers outside the academy.

How to Fight the Grad Student Tax

Angry about the proposed Grad Student Tax? One expert offers strategies for speaking out: contact Congress and submit an op-ed!

Pell Grants under Attack from New House Bill

House bill would force students, including those at community colleges, to complete degrees in six years or repay their Pell Grants.

Court Sets Narrow Standard in Application of Title lX

Decision could minimize colleges’ and universities’ responsibility for victims of sexual misconduct.

Concern Over Decline in National Reading Scores

On nation's report card, two out of three children did not meet the standards for reading proficiency.

Border Studies: Beyond the Boundaries of a Single Discipline

13 Nov 2019

In our increasingly interconnected world, the symbolic and material effects of borders and bordering have generated growing interest from scholars across the humanities and social sciences, leading to the emergence, in the last few decades, of border studies as a major field of pedagogy. The burgeoning field of border studies encompasses a broad range of...

Who Are Today’s College Students? The Marginalized Majority

04 Nov 2019

Given the depiction of the American college experience in television, movies, and the nightly news, you might think typical high school seniors spend months visiting prospective colleges; writing and rewriting admissions essays; practicing, taking, and retaking standardized tests; and nervously waiting to see if they have been admitted to one or more of the top...