By Steven Mintz. The new student majority consists of non- or post-traditional students. These are students who juggle their studies with work or caregiving responsibilities, who commute, who received an uneven high school education, who are among the first in their family to attend college, and who, in growing numbers, speak English as a second language. More...

By Steven Mintz. A recent article in The Atlantic asks a provocative but unsettling question: “Has College Gotten Too Easy?” Drawing on yet unpublished research by Jeff Denning, a Brigham Young economist, the article argues that recent modest increases in college graduation rates can’t be explained by college initiatives to promote student success or by high schools producing better-prepared graduates. More...

By Steven Mintz. Why aren’t class schedules more like airline schedules? We expect airline schedules to respond to shifts in passengers’ demand and to make the most effective use of airplanes’ seats. More...