Academics

With all the doom and gloom, it’s a miracle any student majors in the humanities—but at places like Lehman College, they are, Karin Beck writes.

By Karin Beck

Navajo Technical University will become the first tribal university to offer a Ph.D. program this fall. Tribal college and university leaders are celebrating the move.

A new coalition aims to embed into curricula experiences that develop student agency and purpose and improve their well-being decades later.

As “digitally evolved knowledge workers,” our students engage differently than the generations before them; as educators, we need to adapt, Jenny Darroch writes.

By Jenny Darroch

While college-in-prison programs are poised to expand, some educators and advocates worry prospective students in jails are getting left behind.

Blue Mountain Community College will no longer run G.E.D. programs at local prisons. Campus leaders say the program isn’t cost-effective. Faculty members are concerned students’ education will be disrupted.

The university drops in-person labs in intro biology courses after an experiment that boosted inclusivity. But some question whether the technology can faithfully replicate scientific pursuits.

A new certification will acknowledge colleges, universities and organizations that do a particularly good job of serving students with children.