Academics

Gen Z has been hooked on TikTok since 2020, and professors are meeting students on the app. One professor shares his inspiration for creating videos and five pointers for colleagues looking to do the same.

High interest in the field has led to overcrowded classes and other issues. Now some institutions are adding requirements to help force students out of the major.

An American Academy of Arts and Sciences report found humanities majors in all but four states had median incomes at least 40 percent higher than workers with only a high school degree.

Faculty and students at DePaul University created Buddy Abroad, a multiplayer board game to prepare students for scenarios they may encounter studying abroad and give them advice for how to overcome challenges.

A new report from California Competes unpacks the hesitancy around online learning in higher education and how institutions can evolve programs to better support students.

A study of tens of thousands of community college students over four and a half years shows placing students in college-level courses using multiple measures boosts academic outcomes.

New course offerings from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business target junior and senior undergraduates, opening up career-development opportunities and extending cross-campus collaboration.

A cohort of colleges will spend the next five years implementing student success measures to retain students during their first two years of college and reduce equity gaps.