Hillsborough Community College’s College Reach-Out Program (CROP), which serves disadvantaged students in central Florida, is using Shmoop to prepare students for standardized tests and the college application process. More...
Engineering deans pledge diversity
More than 100 deans–102, to be exact–from across the nation have signed a letter to President Barack Obama pledging to create opportunities on campus that support diversity in engineering. More...
5 safety tips for campus leaders
As students across the nation head back to campus now and in the coming weeks, campus safety leaders have an opportunity to review their safety plans and ensure that emergency guidelines are properly in place. More...
Making higher education truly affordable
By Steven R. DiSalvo. Hillary Clinton’s recently announced $350 billion plan to offer free tuition for public colleges and universities has merit, but does not apply across the board and would require additional appropriations from Congress. More...
Do debates about college diversity policies miss the point?
By Matt Zalaznick. Most public discussions about the use of race and ethnicity in higher education admissions decisions ignore targeted recruitment and some of the other strategies that have been used most often to increase campus diversity, says a new report by the American Council on Education. More...
Service animal regs bite campus registration policies
By Lauren Williams. Written in FAQ form, it covers the applicability of the Americans with Disabilities Act to service animals, as well as clarifies which animals qualify as service animals and what administrators can ask students about the tasks their service animals will perform. More...
How campus libraries can compete with the web
By Stefanie Botelho. More students now do their research on the web, bypassing resources offered by their campus libraries as digital usurps print in curricula, a recent survey says. More...
Stanford gets REAL with sustainable dining
By Stefanie Botelho. The push for campuswide sustainability and a fresh commitment to student health drive institutions to rethink their dining strategies. This might mean buying more food from local farmers and better educating students about their dietary habits. More...
Opening the doors to more low-income students reshapes a university
By Stefanie Botelho. Next, we wrap up our week-long series, Rethinking College: Closing the Graduation Gap, by visiting with a university president who says the nation’s public research universities are failing to meet the needs of low-income students. More...
Students, colleges win with increased price transparency
By Stefanie Botelho. College search season is upon us and with it will come the now-common discussion about the risingcosts of higher education. More...