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Postdocs as Mentors

Study says that when it comes to everyday mentoring and training in the sciences, postdocs are the new PIs.

‘What Snowflakes Get Right’

Author discusses his book that seeks a new framework for the debate about free speech on campus.

Widespread Suspensions for Hazing

Ohio University’s decision to suspend most of its male Greek organizations will affect 1,000 students, and critics question whether it’s likely to work. Update: Three sororities and a professional fraternity at the university are also under investigation.

Flip Side of Dual Enrollment

More high school students are getting a head start on college, but dual enrollment is costly for some colleges.

Bold Move in Graduate Education

In a reform aimed at reducing Ph.D. program timelines and attrition, University of Chicago will guarantee full funding to humanities and social sciences students -- in exchange for program caps.

Fair Leave for Mental Illness

Stanford University will no longer use leaves of absence as a "first resort" for students in crisis.
Opinion

The Costs of Overpromising

It is impossible to identify and treat all the college students who experience anxiety and depression, and we must determine which groups we can effectively assist, argues Billie Wright Dziech.

Grad Enrollment: Gains at Home, Losses Abroad

New graduate school enrollments continue to fall among international students, but underrepresented U.S. minority enrollments are way up.