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Mission-Driven Change
A lowered age of eligibility for Mormon missionaries is likely to ripple through higher education, pressuring the finances of LDS-heavy institutions and reshaping undergraduate culture for those of the faith.
Commencement Speakers Announced: Colgate, Elon, Fisher, Hartwick, Miami U., Ozarks Tech CC, RIT, St. Norbert, Tulane
The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers for spring 2013: Colgate University: Duncan L. Niederauer, chief executive...
Minding the Money
Financial concerns affected this year's freshmen in everything from the selection of a college to their personal goals, and the stress is only growing, an annual survey of first-year students found.
Advanced Placement, Not Credit
Concerned that no high school course can truly replicate the college experience, Dartmouth will no longer grant credit toward graduation based on students' scores on AP exams.
Sexual Assault and Study Abroad
New preliminary research suggests that the risk of sexual assault for female undergraduates increases during study abroad.
Opinion
Students and Video Game Addiction
A college administrator – witness to his son’s gaming-driven academic meltdown – issues a warning to student affairs officers everywhere.
Money on the Mind
Finances are affecting students' academic experience, with ability to get a job as a big factor in deciding on a major, according to this year's National Survey of Student Engagement.
Dropping Out Isn't Required
A new fellowship has attracted considerable attention for its claim that it pays students $100,000 to skip college, but some of the winners want to earn degrees -- and the program lets them do it.