In today's educational system, this shift is crucial, as too many students are being taught to see their value solely in terms of grades, rather than their personal and intellectual growth.Heidi L. LujanStephen E. DiCarloAdvances in Physiology Education...
What I think about were my PhD students. So one of the things that faculty do is train the next generation of faculty. And so you have PhD students for a significant amount of time, often could be five to six ye...
For many students, the college choice is driven by financials – in-state tuition at a public university can be tens of thousands of dollars less than anout-of-state school. They may not be able to take location into account, even if they want to. ...
On her campus, programming around race abounds. The university advertises more than a dozen scholarships focused on minority groups, many sponsored by outside benefactors. Undergraduate dorms have “living learning communities” where Black, Latino, Native American and Asian American students can a...
No extensive research has been done into skins gambling, much less how many of those who are hooked on it are minors. But Counter-Strike's popularity with kids undoubtedly puts many of them at risk. Timothy Wayne Fong, the co-director of gambling studies at UCLA, says that skins are ...
Many students dream of attending top universities like UCLA, UC Berkeley, USC, or Ivy League schools such as Columbia and […] Expected Changes to Student Loans in 2025 Big shifts are already underway for student loans in 2025. President Trump is back in office, and his administration has ...
While many students enter law school with a passion for social justice work, that desire doesn’t always translate into jobs students ultimately pursue. “This has been a challenge for students going back a few decades,” McEntee says. “Legal education is so ...
For many, it will mean furthering work to support students through to completion so they can achieve the earnings premium of their degree. In short, we know there will be “unintended consequences,” and we are trying to design the classification with those in mind as much as possible. We...
After the 2023 Supreme Court decision on race in college admissions, many colleges changed their essay prompts to more directly ask about diversity. This guide walks students through how to approach these prompts, with key brainstorming exercises and
During March Madness, many fans fill out bracket forms to try and guess the order of the 64 teams, all the way to the winner. Sometimes, there's some money on the line. In 2023, employment firm Challenger, Grey and Christmas estimated that office workers lost $17.3 billion in productivity...