Higher Education
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Campuses aren’t safe. Are universities doing enough?
Kalpana Jain, The Conversation In January 2015, a young woman was sexually assaulted while unconscious behind a dumpster on the campus of Stanford University. ... -
College is worth it. Who should pay for it?
Brendan Cantwell, Michigan State University Presidential candidates from both parties have advanced proposals about how higher education should be funded. Democratic presidential candidates have ... -
Why the guns-on-campus debate matters for American higher education
Steven J. Friesen, University of Texas at Austin As of Aug. 1, 2016, a new law allows concealed handguns in college and university buildings ... -
HBCUs at Their Finest
Historically black colleges and universities in the United States were created when African Americans were blocked out of predominantly white institutions. Today’s climate is ... -
How to Provide Minorities with a Richer College Experience
College is often an exciting and unique place to be for students and faculty alike, and the college experience is something that many Americans ... -
The Cost of College: What happens when college costs spin out of control?
The rising cost of college is causing long-term problems for this generation of graduates. Now that Americans are beginning to recognize the damage student ... -
Will the Costs of College Cause an Economic Disaster?
Higher education is potentially one of the best tools for social mobility in America. However, as it is set up now, it may only ... -
How For-Profit Colleges Lost Their Groove
Due to leaving their graduates with high debt loads, for-profit colleges are becoming the target of scrutiny from the federal government. But is this ... -
Want college to be affordable? Start with Pell Grants
Donald E. Heller, University of San Francisco In her speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton talked about free college and student debt ... -
Diversity in Higher Education: The Issues Most People Don’t Think About
Colleges used to be for the elites only…but now student bodies are no longer composed of primarily male, white students. Some estimates show that ...