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First-Year Outdoor Programs Bond New Students, Promote Success

An age-old tradition in higher education is engaging incoming students in outdoor activities. Research points to the value of these interventions to promote academic success and personal development skills.

Western Governors Acquires Platform for Enabling Apprenticeships

Western Governors University said Wednesday that it had acquired Craft Education, a technology platform designed to integrate work-based experiences with...

Harvard Professors Protest Restrictions on Protests—With Chalk

Five Harvard University professors wielded chalk on campus Tuesday in protest of the institution’s new policy banning chalking and other...
The student section at the University of Missouri versus the University of South Dakota football game

Campus Engagement Tip: Promoting Athletic Event Attendance

To bolster school spirit and inspire feelings of belonging among students, college leaders are encouraging attendance at sporting events.

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Opinion

You Can’t Outsource Educational Leadership

Colleges shouldn’t rely on third-party providers to teach students fundamental skills in civil discourse, Eli Gottlieb writes.

A photo of protest signs calling for divestment.

Students’ Demands for Divestment From Israel Have Mostly Failed

Multiple institutions agreed to consider divestment from weapons manufacturers and others profiting off the war in Gaza. Only a handful have moved toward doing so.

2 Student Protesters Arrested at Columbia

Police arrested two Columbia University students Tuesday following a pro-Palestinian protest outside the university’s gates on the first day of...
A young mother sitting at a table at the library balances a child on her lap as she takes notes on an open notebook next to two textbooks (one open, one closed).
Opinion

Necessity Is the Mother of Innovation

Our current sociopolitical environment brings new urgency to the need to better support students who are single mothers, Aimée Myers writes.