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Everything You Need to Know About ACT Scores
The ACT is a two-hour, 55 minutes exam with Math, Reading, English and Science sections. It also has a 40-minute optional Essay section. The ACT and SAT exams each have their own unique challenges, and students may be more suited to one over the other. For the key differences between the two exams, check this… Read More
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1 In 5 College Students Have Anxiety or Depression — Here’s Why
Many of us think of college as a wondrous time of new experiences and great freedom to explore new ideas and find one’s true self. In recent years, however, depression and anxiety have afflicted college students at alarming rates. As noted in the latest Center for Collegiate Mental Health report, anxiety and depression are the… Read More
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12 Jobs for Business Majors
If you’re good with numbers, and/or have any interest in understanding the inner workings of companies, a business degree is the right choice for you. A degree in business opens up many different employment opportunities. However, because the subject is so broad, some of the jobs you could earn may require further, more specialized education.… Read More
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First-Generation College Students Earn Less Than Graduates Whose Parents Went to College
When discussions take place about first-generation college students, often the focus is on how disadvantaged they are in comparison to their peers whose parents went to college. Research we recently conducted shows that first-generation college students experience another form of disadvantage that lasts long after they graduate – and that is: how much they earn.… Read More
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Student Feedback Rates Male Professors Higher Than Females
Students are consistently rating male professors from English-speaking backgrounds higher than female professors or professors from non-English speaking backgrounds in course evaluations for science and business classes, a new study from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia finds. These findings are not meant to suggest that men who grow up speaking English… Read More
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Research Shows Students Are as Good as Professors in Tutorial Teaching
Professors and graduate students are at opposite ends of the university hierarchy in terms of experience, qualifications and pay. But at many universities, both do the same job: they teach tutorials offered in parallel with lectures. Our research explores whether it makes sense for professors to teach tutorials – and we found it doesn’t. They… Read More
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Everything You Need to Know About SAT Scores
Beginning March 2024, the SAT is a digital exam with a Math section and a Reading and Writing section that will take 2 hours, 14 minutes (excluding breaks). The College Board has dropped the optional SAT essay, but it may be required as part of SAT School Day administrations in some states. Unlike the ACT,… Read More
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12 Jobs for Communications Majors
A degree in communications offers many opportunities for employment. It is the perfect degree for an extroverted, conversational person who doesn’t want to be limited to a specific field of work. Communications majors can be found everywhere, from sales teams to human resource departments. Nearly every company needs a communications expert. Here is a list… Read More
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7 Seattle Bands College Music Fans Should Keep an Eye on
The storied Seattle music scene is known best for its ‘90s alt-rock scene — that which produced Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, and Alice In Chains, among others. But Seattle’s musical legacy goes far beyond just grunge. The city is also famously the birthplace of the original guitar wizard and heavy rock pioneer Jimi Hendrix, and it… Read More
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What Public Universities Must Do to Regain Public Support
Universities have lost public support in recent years. In order to get it back, college presidents should worry less about how their institutions fare in college rankings and focus more on affordability, great teaching and doing research that matters most to the communities they serve. Those are among the key recommendations that various stakeholders make… Read More
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Can Congress or the Courts Reverse Trump’s National Emergency?
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to pay for the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, after Congress, in its new spending bill, denied him the full money to build it. “We’re talking about an invasion of our country with drugs, with human traffickers, with all types of criminals and gangs,” Trump… Read More
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What Are Federal Student Loans?
When it comes to college education in the United States, the numbers are astounding (and not in a good way). The total student debt has reached a high of $1.6 trillion, with the average undergrad borrowing about $30,000. Unfortunately, most students do not know how to manage their student debt successfully because they haven’t been… Read More
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Researchers, Set an Example: Fly Less
The world is warming and ecosystems are dying. To avoid disastrous climatic change, massive reductions in CO2 emissions are required in all sectors, reaching net-zero globally no later than 2050. This requires an unprecedented and rapid change in our ways of life. In this, the world of research is challenged for two reasons. First, researchers… Read More
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How Universities, Students Can Advance Equity for Women of Color
For every dollar men are paid for working a full-time job, women are paid 80 cents. And it’s worse for young women of color — they experience poverty at nearly twice the rate of young white women. While this may be news to some, it certainly isn’t to minority women. They endure these inequalities first-hand.… Read More
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12 Jobs for History Majors
If you’re interested in the humanities (reading, writing, analyzing culture, etc.), but you aren’t sure what you want to do after graduation, majoring in history is a good choice. An undergraduate degree in history can serve as a stepping stone to many different types of jobs. However, because the subject is so broad, most of… Read More
