By James Martin and James E. Samels. Higher education historians often trace the modern growth and democratization of American higher learning to federal student financial aid – providing a system of higher education financing that has opened the doors of college and university campuses to students and families who would otherwise be unable to afford the spiraling costs of college tuition. More...
By Nathaan Demers. Technology can be a powerful resource for behavioral health care. It grants a level of comfort and anonymity to those who have questions or concerns about their mental health, making it easier to reach people who otherwise might not seek help. More...
By Matt Zalaznick. Open educational resources have grown over the last few years from one-off oddities in single courses to the basis of entire degree programs. Cutting out textbook costs for students tops the list of reasons administrators encourage faculty to develop and adopt these free—or very inexpensive—resources, also known as OER. More...
By Aditya Chakrabortty and Sally Weale. In the latest in a series on the UK’s increasingly precarious world of work, we reveal how many institutions are charging higher student fees while more than half of lecturers are on non-permanent or hourly-paid contracts. More...
By Sally Weale. Three university lecturers speak out about the professional and personal impact of casualised academic contracts. More...
By Aditya Chakrabortty. More than half of academics in the UK are on an insecure contract. Here, two lecturers speak of their struggle to make ends meet. More...
By . Transience, poverty and hard work: that’s the lot of the working-class graduate in a Britain that reserves its best jobs for the wealthy. More...
By Abby Young-Powell. What exactly does it take to run a successful rent protest? Student activists explain it’s all about strength in numbers. More...
By Academics Anonymous. I want my work to influence policy and change lives, but there’s little hope that politicians will even read it. More...
By Mark Sweney and Jasper Jackson. Student union at university known for its journalism school votes to ban the newspapers in ‘opposing fascism’ motion. More...
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