Academics

We held panels with students who hold marginalized identities to ask how faculty and administrators can better support them, Matthew R. Johnson, Jennifer Evanuik and Xantha Karp write.

A push to serve adult learners has fueled an ambitious effort to add eight degree programs at Athens State University.

Applied humanities courses or modules have much to offer students studying STEM, Kathryn Strong Hansen writes.

More adults across the country now hold a college degree or credential, according to the latest data from the Lumina Foundation. But major racial disparities persist.

Another study adds to the litany of concerns about student evaluations of faculty teaching. It says men and women are both at risk from bias in gender-lopsided departments, but women more so.

Former Human Rights Watch director said the Kennedy School rejected him over his criticism of Israel. The dean reversed course Thursday.

In light of research showing traditional remediation is ineffective, community college students should stand up and refuse remedial course placements, Maggie P. Fay writes.

Students demonstrate interest in taking initiative on environmental issues and expect their colleges will do the same—but could use more knowledge on what matters most.