Some colleges and universities have put race-based scholarships on hold.
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Legal rulings throw fate of special scholarships for ethnic minorities into doubt.
The likelihood of graduating from college is linked to the type of college a student attends.
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Nearly half of all students who enroll in college never finish. Are colleges and universities to blame?
Some college students have gambled away their financial aid.
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The legalization and ease of online sports betting is fueling a rise in gambling disorders among young people.
Some colleges say the tests have multiple benefits.
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A few Ivy League schools say the tests enable them to find students of promise from low-income families. But not all sociologists agree.
Listening to music from a device creates a protective bubble that can counteract a lack of personal space at school or home.
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In the past, adolescents’ musical palettes were dominated by the Top-40 artists, creating a widely shared – if perhaps narrow – repertoire of musical knowledge.
Some colleges are extending the traditional May 1 deadline for students to accept offers.
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A college administrator offers insights into the rocky rollout of the Department of Education’s supposedly ‘simplified’ financial aid form.
Employment prospects are greatly enhanced for students with developmental delays if they acquired postsecondary education.
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Inclusive postsecondary education programs help students with intellectual disabilities make friends and become independent adults.
The Shorts Protest of 1930 brought more than 600 students to the steps of Robinson Hall at Dartmouth College.
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As fashion norms change, what people wear in public becomes ground zero for hashing out new ideas of race, class and gender.
Does AI enhance or cripple a person’s analytical skills?
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Scholars differ over whether having students use AI in their assignments will help or hurt their careers after graduation.
One study has found that only 20% of Asian college students diagnosed with a mental health disorder receive treatment.
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An increase in anti-Asian hate incidents during the pandemic contributed to a rise in depression among Asian and Asian American college students, a study found.
Research shows that campus employment and relationships with peers help college students succeed.
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Forming study groups and reaching out to professors can greatly improve a first-year student’s chances for success.
A new study found that those with student loans are more likely to delay medical, dental and mental health care.
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College students who postpone medical care to save money end up paying for it down the line in the form of worse health, a researcher contends.
Research shows there is a lack of awareness among young people of the urban planning profession.
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A project to upgrade a high school playing field led to a book on how to inspire more young people to pursue careers as urban planners.
Students who attend for-profit colleges on average have higher student loan debt than those who attend public institutions.
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Students told researchers that the cost of going to a for-profit college changed over time and eventually became too much to bear.
It’s not true that college students reject challenging ideas wholesale and oppose conservative views.
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The quality of public debate over free speech in higher education matters. And the debate right now gets the facts all wrong.
Nearly 7 in 10 undergrad respondents had thought about taking a break due to stress, according to a new study.
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A new survey found that many people avoid college due to stress. A course design expert says it doesn’t have to be that way.
A character from ‘The Boondocks’ is depicted in street art in Los Angeles during the time of the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020.
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A sociology professor uses the popular ‘Boondocks’ cartoon to explore contemporary issues of race in American society.
The estimated cost of President Biden’s student loan cancellation program is $430 billion.
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An estimated 40 million borrowers could be affected by a pair of cases before the Supreme Court that could block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel student debt.
Do students’ views of people with different beliefs really change on campus?
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College can be a time to interact with people with different worldviews, but meaningful exchanges often require intent.
Graduation is less likely for students at less selective schools.
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America’s selective colleges and universities become less diverse if the Supreme Court shoots down affirmative action in higher education, an expert on the subject warns.