Higher Education in a Tech Future
As technology continues to disrupt industries, how can universities prepare students for jobs and skills that don’t yet exist?
Rise in Demand for Female Speakers
Since #MeToo, more women have spoken at commencement. A lack of diverse speakers may limit this trend in the future.
Zero-Time Adjuncts: Opportunity or Abuse?
SIU proposes a pilot program to recruit alumni to fulfill faculty functions for free under the guise of mentorship. Faculty members are skeptical.
How Tenure Impacts Student Retention
Students who take an introductory course with tenured faculty are more likely to continue in the discipline, studies show.
Addressing Racism Outright on Campus
Students at the UK’s Exeter University demand the school respond to racist incidents before they impact institution's image.
Stanford Tackles Graduate Student Advising Reform
In response to university and nationwide studies, Stanford's new guidelines aim to boost transparency and faculty mentoring.
Graduate Students at Columbia Fight for Union
Graduate students walkout after university leaders refuse sit-down, leaving the decision over student union to the federal courts.
Politics as an Alternative PhD Career Path
A City Council member explains how her humanities degree gave her the leadership and communications skills to run for office.
Post-Graduation First-Generation Identity
A Brown graduate shares the unexpected family and social challenges of being a first-generation college student in the workforce.
Are Sit-Ins a Movement Across HBCUs?
Students at Howard protest housing conditions and lack of financial aid, encouraging students across colleges to do the same.