Higher Education
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US losing its dominance in global higher education market
Jason Lane, University at Albany, State University of New York The Conversation’s international teams are collaborating on a series of articles about the Globalisation ... -
Early-career researchers the missing link for STEM diversity
Maggie Hardy, The University of Queensland When high school physics teacher Moses Rifkin wrote a recent blog post on “Teaching Social Justice in the ... -
At UC San Diego, retired professors are mentoring first-generation college students
Melvin H Green, University of California, San Diego My mother cried when I told her I was changing my major from engineering to chemistry. ... -
Change is Here: Why Higher Education Needs the Hispanic Community to Succeed
The face of higher education is rapidly evolving as more middle- to low-class young people find ways to obtain a college degree or technical ... -
Diverse Conversations: Navigating the Academy
For young scholars at the undergraduate, and graduate levels, sometimes it’s hard for them to learn how “navigate the academy” – learning to take ... -
Focus on college affordability obscures real problem: we’re overeducated
Nader Habibi, Brandeis University Since the cost of going to college is an important concern for a large segment of voters, the 2016 presidential ... -
3 Paths HBCUs Must Take to Be Recognized for Their Excellence
Historically black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, have provided a top-notch education for African Americans since pre-Civil War days. These schools, founded prior to ... -
5 Recent Developments That Have Changed the State of For-Profit Education
It’s really no secret that more people are seeking out alternative forms of higher education, and that non-traditional students are more commonplace as a ... -
Report: College graduates with high debt face long-term health issues
According to a new study via Gallup.com, college graduates “who took on the highest amounts of student debt, $50,000 or more, are less likely ... -
Past, Present and Future: How Has Higher Ed Changed and What’s Coming Next
Note: The following guest post comes to us courtesy of Shaul Kuper, president and CEO of Destiny Solutions, a company that creates software for ...