Par Sophie Orange et Romuald Bodin. Cette hausse des demandes d’inscription a par ailleurs, dans un contexte d’autonomie des Universités et d’austérité budgétaire, entraîné de nombreux problèmes : plusieurs milliers d’étudiants encore sans réponse pour leur affectation à la fin de l’été, amphithéâtres et salles de cours surchargés en ce premier mois de septembre (laissant parfois des étudiants dans les couloirs ou les obligeant à travailler à même le sol), tirage au sort et autres formes de sélection implicites en amont. Voir l'article...

By Muhammad H. Zaman. Lately, there has been a lot of discussion highlighting the need for incorporating social sciences in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines in order to foster creativity, increase empathy and create a better understanding of the human condition among scientists. More...

By Catherine Montalto and Anne McDaniel. By and large, a college degree is viewed as an important credential for gainful employment and professional success. At the same time, college is costly, and college financing strategies are complex. More...

By Iris Feinberg and Daphne Greenberg. More and more adults are going back to school to learn new skills. The National Center for Education Statistics data show a 7 percent growth in college enrollment for adults over the age of 24 between 2005 and 2015. This is projected to increase to 12 percent by 2019. More...

By Leo M. Lambert and Peter Felten. Over the next several weeks 18.4 million students will be headed to colleges and universities in the United States. They, their families and taxpayers are making a monumental investment in the futures of these students, believing, correctly, that an undergraduate education is foundational to success in a global and knowledge-based economy. More...

By Kelly Bedard, Heather Antecol and Jenna Stearns. As academics, we are well aware that gender gaps continue to exist on American campuses. It is true that female students now outnumber male students, and also that more women earn professional degrees compared to men. But it is also true that only 28 percent of tenured faculty are women. More...

By Kelley Deetz and Alfred L. Brophy. When First Lady Michelle Obama reminded Americans during the Democratic National Convention that she lives in a house literally built by slaves, it once again sparked discussion of slavery in the United States' history. More...

By Amy Schalet. Many pressing issues have been calling for attention these days – the unprecedented increase in mortality rates among white Americans, the Black Lives Matter movement and the upending of the Republican Party. More...

By F. Chris Curran. The State Senate of Michigan is currently considering legislation that would scale back “zero tolerance” discipline policies in the state’s public schools. More...

By Fatma Müge Göçek. After the July 15 coup attempt in Turkey, one of the first actions of the Turkish state and government was to purge thousands of academics and deans from office. More...