Lois ElfmanStudentsExperts Recommend Taking Control of Student Debt on the Front EndRepresentatives of colleges and universities and innovators in education and the workplace gathered this week at the The Economist’s Higher Education Forum to examine issues that included reducing student debt and increasing college completion rates.October 2, 2014HomeImmigration Issues Spur New Age of Hispanic Student ActivismAcademics who have long explored immigration issues in their research are seeing a new sense of urgency among students — to learn more about the issues, to more freely express themselves and to become informed so as to be effective leaders in their communities.October 1, 2014SportsWomen Seek to Sustain Progress Amid Power Shift in College SportsWhether it’s fostering respect for diversity, discussing sports stories in the headlines or navigating the changing landscape of college sports, women play a vital role.September 16, 2014African-AmericanHistoryMakers Collection Finds Home at Library of CongressKenneth E. Reeves, facing front, discusses his trailblazing role as a student at Harvard College and later as the first African-American mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Photo Courtesy of The HistoryMakers Collection at the Library of Congress)July 8, 2014HomeNew Jersey Study Underscores Importance of State-level College ResearchWhat New Jersey residents had to say and how the research will be utilized in education advocacy at the state level has national implications.June 15, 2014StudentsAuthor Janet Mock Propels Transgender Conversations in AcademiaJanet Mock’s memoir inspires academic exploration of transgender issues and helps shape the evolution of women’s, gender and sexuality studies.April 24, 2014SportsIona College’s Billi Godsey Inspires Young Women On and Off the CourtBilli Godsey, Iona College’s head women’s basketball coach, is one of a relatively small but emerging group of young women of color becoming head coaches.April 21, 2014HomeWomen’s Rights Advocates: African Feminists Don’t Need American ValidationActivist Leymah Gbowee, scholars and international social justice advocates discussed women’s rights movements in Africa during a symposium at Barnard College.March 13, 2014HomeClass Action Suit Hits at Core of Popular Online Nursing ProgramStudents claim Excelsior College’s associate’s degree in nursing program provided inadequate training and had a subjective and biased final exam with profit as the motive.March 5, 2014HomeTwitter Chat Creates Virtual Community for Black Women Ph.D.sBlack women find solace sharing tips and advice about how to navigate the Ph.D. track and academia during a Twitter discussion yesterday afternoon.January 30, 2014Previous PagePage 31 of 41Next Page
