Students

The Princeton Principles—endorsed by a program and some professors at the university, but not Princeton itself—say off-campus actors “should become involved” in some instances.

To promote student participation, higher education practitioners can encourage well-organized student programming groups to carry on traditions and maintain a defined mission.

Two remaining members of the historic conference say they, not their departing peers, should decide its future. And where are the adults in the room, Oregon State’s leader asks.

Ohio State professors use superheroes to make human anatomy courses more interesting to students, increasing their motivation and understanding of the material.

To further connections between curricular and experiential learning, the University of Iowa created a program to hold regular conversations between student employees and their on-campus supervisors, deepening their on-the-job learning and relationships on campus.

A new policy at historically Black Fisk University requires students to pay off debts of more than $1,500, get on a payment plan or leave. Students are pushing back.

Duke University’s “Ask Me” allergen program trains dining staff to serve as allergen experts, creating a safer environment for students with food allergies.

Helping students to disconnect involves encouraging self-reflection on technology use, no-tech class activities and apps and phone settings that provide motivation for more no-mobile-device time.