Students

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

By Kathryn Strong Hansen

A new partnership aims to bring Head Start programs to community college campuses in hopes of better serving students with children.

Repeated racial incidents at American University have prompted discussions on and off campus about differentiating free speech from hate speech and balancing the institution’s policies on both issues.

Yeshiva University partnered with the Philos Project, a Christian organization, to create a program for Christian students this upcoming fall. The goal is help meet a demand for rigorous but accessible coursework on Judaism among young Christians. Administrators say fostering more interfaith learning at the Orthodox Jewish institution is a bonus.

University of Michigan requests injunction to stop the strike by graduate student workers, who are asking for a 60 percent raise in minimum salaries and improvements in benefits for transgender, international and parenting members.

In the recent Student Voice survey, students cite teaching style as a major barrier to their academic success. Research points to active learning as a solution, but experts on pedagogy and identity offer some major caveats for professors looking to mix up their instructional approaches.