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Varied Friendships Make Students More Tolerant
Contrary to popular belief about the atmosphere on college campuses, students are able to have and maintain friendships with people they don’t see eye to eye with, a study finds.
Sexual Misconduct at Elite Universities Surveyed
Association of American Universities campus climate survey finds students are more aware of reporting sexual assaults and seeking help.
Encouraging Tech Grads to Give Back
New grant program encourages computer scientists to think about how their skills might benefit society. But persuading tech grads to turn down high-paying industry jobs won’t be easy.
Newsom Vetoes SAT and ACT Bill
California governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has vetoed a bill that would have allowed districts to use the SAT or...
Report: First-Year Focus for Graduation
Complete College America released a report earlier this month that outlines a strategy, called Purpose First, to combine career choice...
HBCUs Plan Cuts After Congress Misses Funding Deadline
The Senate's failure to renew $255 million in annual mandatory funding for historically black colleges is already having consequences on...
Harold Bloom Dies at 89
Harold Bloom died Monday at the age of 89. He was a literary scholar at Yale University and an influential...
Academic Minute: Peer Assessment and Critical Thinking
Today on the Academic Minute, Steve Joordens, professor of psychology at the University of Toronto Scarborough, discusses why critical thinking...