If students can avoid remedial classes in college, research shows they are much more likely to stay in school and earn a college degree. This article is…
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by Carole R. Beal The new academic year is here, and thousands of students have entered college for the first time. I’ve been teaching college students for…
A new study finds that college students learn more from good-looking lecturers. This article is only available to subscribers. If you're a subscriber, log in. To subscribe,…
By Joseph Dussault Each year, legions of adult learners – that is, students who are 25 years old or older – take a first or second chance…
Jackie Jones is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Multimedia Journalism at Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism. In her essay for the…
by Bridgett McGowen-Hawkins All across the country, instructors answer a variety of student questions with, “It’s in the syllabus.” We all struggle with getting our students to read…
by Ramesh Ponnuru Is political correctness on campus a real problem? Tellingly, it is less often defended than it is minimized. In the 1990s, it was sometimes dismissed…
by Virginia Postrel Yik Yak is a social-media app that in just two years has become an everyday part of the American college experience. If you’ve heard…
by James H. “Smokey” Shott College campuses — once the bastion of diverse opinion, a garden where ideas thrived, where contrary viewpoints were freely expressed — are fast…
A few months ago I needed somewhere to crash after a university social event and decided to stay at a student’s house. I planned this in advance,…