Students
What Actual High Schoolers Think of the New College Scorecard
Much has been written about the new consumer tool. Now, let’s hear from some of the students it’s meant to help.
Proceed With Caution
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Students’ Requests for Trigger Warnings Grow More Varied
The requests are ever more frequent on campuses, and they are coming from a wider range of students.
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Join a Facebook Q&A About Trigger Warnings
How is the fiery debate over classroom sensitivity actually playing out on campuses? Read the transcript of a discussion from earlier today.
Next: The Credentials Craze
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When a Degree Is Just the Beginning
Today’s employers want more information about what skills graduates really have, say groups that promote alternative credentials.
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Master’s-Degree Programs Specialize to Keep Their Sheen
It's still a key credential, but some programs are working harder to carve out a niche.
- Read More From a Special Report on Alternative Credentials
Falling Behind
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An Academic Reputation at Risk
The University of Oregon’s big brand masks its fragile status.
Vitae — for Your Academic Life
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Somebody’s Gotta Do It
The more you hate the idea of teaching online, the more online education needs you.
- 'Dear Forums ...': Why Are There No Women in the Department?
In the News
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Can a Debate About Who Should Decide Campus-Rape Cases Change Minds?
Four law professors tried to persuade a live audience in New York to side with either courts or colleges.
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A Symposium Cautions Against Conflating Education With Job Training
With the humanities under siege, the Council of Independent Colleges concludes a three-year campaign to emphasize the value of a liberal-arts degree.
- Enrollment in Humanities Ph.D. Programs Declines as More Graduate Schools Slim Down
- Landmark Analysis of an Infamous Medical Study Points Out the Challenges of Research Oversight
- Rutgers Football Coach Tried to Get a Player's Grade Changed. He Got Caught.
- Another Research Gender Gap: Men Get More Start-Up Money
- In Online Courses, Students Learn More by Doing Than by Watching
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U. of California’s Proposed Statement on Intolerance Is Widely Found Intolerable
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How a Top Business School Added More Women to Its Faculty
- Websites Tracking America’s Failed Colleges Show That Struggles Are Nothing New
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