Four years ago, the school was plagued by ugly racial incidents. Now, it’s increasing access for low-income students.
Higher Education
Which Colleges Get Their Students to the Polls? Find out August 26
Our campus voting evaluation will return in this year’s College Guide.
A Texas-Sized Step in the Right Direction
By using endowment money to cover low-income students’ tuition, UT Austin fixes a fundamental flaw.
What Sanders and Warren Get Wrong on Free College
Their plans would bake into place the injustices of the current system. Here’s a better approach.
How College Professors Turned Into Uber Drivers
Our system of higher education has been gigafied, with depressing results.
The Department of Education Needs a Researcher On Its Rule-Making Panel
How else can the agency gauge how colleges might respond to major changes in federal policies?
Which Colleges Encourage Their Students to Vote?
These institutions show that civic engagement is alive and well on American campuses.
Beware of Dubious College Rankings
Websites that rate universities are very popular and drive a lot of traffic, but many of them use flawed methodologies.
Why Apprenticeships Might Be the Future of Nursing
Registered nurses are increasingly expected to have a bachelor’s degree. Training programs are a sensible way to lessen that burden while maintaining diversity.
Musings from a Midwest Road Trip
One of the best things about being a faculty member is the incredible flexibility during the summer. Although I am only on a nine-month contract and have to hustle for grant or contract funding to maintain a nice standard of living (here is what I did last summer), it’s great to be in almost complete… Read more »
