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A Year Unlike Any Other

The New York Times, October 14, 2020
This year has walloped education as schools have scrambled to teach students remotely, yet some schools and colleges have been amazingly creative in responding.

Where Colleges Stand on Title IX: A Special Report

The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 2020
The Chronicle surveyed colleges and universities on the challenges they face with Title IX. There are a lot.

students in literacy class

Learning to Spot Fake News

The New York Times, February. 20, 2020
New literacy is flourishing in schools in the wake of the 2016 presidential election.

How One University Addressed Adjuncts

The Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct. 30, 2019
Working together, tenure and non-tenured track faculty improved conditions for adjuncts.

Good-bye SAT?

PBS/Hechinger Report October 10, 2019
A record number of universities no longer require students to submit an SAT or ACT score. What are the effects on diversity and achievement?

60 Years of Learning?

The New York Times, October 10, 2019
Rapidly evolving workplaces and numerous career changes over a lifetime means universities need to be offering a 60-year curriculum.
graph of college president challanges

The Impossible Presidency

The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 2019
As the tenure of university presidents shorten, some are asking: can any one do this job?
man at desk working

Elusive Efficiency

The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 14, 2019
What does efficiency mean in higher education and is it good or bad?
Students hanging out outside Williams Hall at Dillard, a historically black university in New Orleans

A Safe Haven?

The New York Times, February 20, 2019
The political climate is leading more students to turn toward historically black and single-sex colleges.
professor doing research at their desk

Faculty Searches Gone Wrong

The Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 6, 2019
Bad hotels, poor travel plans – faculty searches can fail for so many reasons.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

Private Matters

Talking Stick, Jan-Feb. 2019
Association of College and University Housing Officers 
What can and can’t colleges tell parents – and why is it so confusing?
engineering class at Carnegie Mellon

Artifical Intelligence and Ethics

The New York Times, November 2, 2018
Colleges grapples with the teaching of the technology and ethics of A.I.

Coming Together

The Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct. 21, 2018
More and more colleges are merging or being acquired. It can save an institution, but it’s a tricky business.
red-haired woman looking at a book

Access or Monopoly?

The Chronicle of Higher Education, Sept. 2018
The big publishing companies are offering ‘inclusive access’ that make online textbooks cheaper. But is it a good thing?
college dorm room

Affordable College Housing?

Talking Stick, Sept.-Oct. 2018 
Association of College and University Housing Officers
How to be safe and comfortable without being unaffordable?
student meeting with admissions director

Wooing Transfer Students

The New York Times, August 2, 2018
Transfer students used to be the step-children of higher education, but no more. Colleges and universities are now eager to bring community college and other transfer students on board.
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Building Academic Integrity

The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 2018
It’s not enough to catch cheaters. Teachers have to create an environment where students don’t want to cheat.

man in turban walking in a park with a woman

Diversity Hiring: More than Lip Service

The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 17, 2018
One university spent a year restructuring its recruitment and hiring process.

Free Speech on Campus

The New York Times, June 5, 2018
Colleges grapple with balancing free speech and students’ concerns about offensive speech.

The New York Times, June 5, 2018 In the age of Trump, more schools and universities are worried students don't know the basics of government. Some are trying innovative approaches to the problem.

A Comeback for Civics

The New York Times, June 5, 2018
In the age of Trump, more schools and universities are worried students don’t know the basics of government. Some are trying innovative approaches to the problem.

Dropouts

A Different Chance for Dropouts

The New York Times, April 5, 2018
Started by Indiana Goodwill, these high schools for dropouts – whatever age – are being emulated around the country.

‘I Was Stuck for So Long’

The New York Times, November 6, 2017
‘I was tired of sitting with my life and being unsuccessful.’

Disconnected Youth

‘Disconnected’ Youth

The New York Times,  November 6, 2017
No diploma, no jobs, but an opportunity.

Who Benefits?

Who Benefits?

The New York Times Magazine, Sept. 10, 2017
Millions of dollars are spent on promoting the Advanced Placement test to low-income students. Who is benefitting?

Nonwhite Students Slow to Seek Counseling

The Hechinger Report, August 31, 2017
African American, Hispanic and Asian college students face greater mental health issues, but are more reluctant to seek help than their white counterparts.

Mental Health at College

The New York Times, June 7, 2017
Three stories: how colleges are becoming more proactive; a personal story of depression and anxiety; and preparing “emerging adults.”

Revamping Community Colleges to Improve Graduation Rates

The New York Times, June 22, 2016
Community colleges are tackling their dismal drop-out problem in innovative ways.

Coloring in the Lines

California Magazine, Fall 2015
How racially diverse should universities be?

The Struggle to Be First

California Magazine, Spring 2015
Being the first to go to college in the family – a struggle between school and home.

That Elusive Diploma

National Journal, September 27, 2012
Getting into college is hard, but staying in is even harder. It takes help – and money.

Has School Fundraising Gone Too Far?

Family Circle, March 2012
Tighter school budgets means more pressure on parents and more ethical questions.