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Cornell Program Recruiting Women to Computer Science Expands Nationally

The tech field may soon become more diverse, as a successful Cornell Tech program to propel women into computer science careers is expanding nationally. The program, originally called Women in Technology & Entrepreneurship in New York (WiTNY), started in 2016 as a partnership between Cornell Tech and the City University of New York (CUNY) —… Read More
Colorado College Becomes 8th U.S. School to Achieve Carbon Neutrality

Colorado College has successfully achieved carbon neutrality, becoming the first higher-ed institution in the Rocky Mountain region and one of just eight in the United States to do so. Having set its goal in 2009, the college was able to reach net zero emissions in just over a decade. Since its baseline year, Colorado College… Read More
With Student Volunteer Rates Down, Colleges and Nonprofits Must Act

More than ever before, today’s college students say they feel a responsibility to help those around them. Yet, their passion for humanitarianism is not effectively translating to action, as volunteer rates for students have dropped since the early 2000s. At this point, just 26 percent of college students are volunteering. While it would be easy… Read More
Recent Grads Are Sacrificing Their Dreams to Pay Off Student Debt

Across the United States, college students are planning to set aside their dreams and settle for the first job opportunities they get. They’re doing this because they’re swamped in student debt and will need immediate money to pay off their loans. That’s the finding of a recent survey of more than 1,000 Gen Z college… Read More
College Is Still Worth the Investment, Study Finds

Students and their families can take a deep breath, as new research from the College Board finds that a college education is financially worth the investment. Those with a four-year degree are significantly more likely to stay employed and move up the socioeconomic ladder, the researchers found. In just over 10 years, they’re able to… Read More
Osteopathic Medical Students Show Low Rates of Burnout

With medical school comes notoriously long, stressful, work-filled days. Yet, students studying osteopathic medicine show surprisingly low rates of burnout, a new study finds. Burnout, a state of mental and physical exhaustion caused by prolonged exposure to stressful work, is a problem in many fields but is particularly high among those in medicine. Until this… Read More
College Students Are Bridging Cultural Divides

College is more than just about the academics. New research suggests that the friendships students make on campus could play a key role in repairing the rampant social, religious and political divides in the United States. Cultural empathy, the study finds, is facilitated through friendships. And college campuses are ideal for cultivating diversity in friendships. … Read More
Why Inequalities Resurface When Students Earn Advanced Degrees

There’s a long-standing belief that college is “the great equalizer.” For students from low-income families, it’s seen as their way out of intergenerational poverty. To a certain extent, that’s true. But only when comparing students with a bachelor’s degree. Once students go on to earn more advanced degrees, wealth-based inequalities reemerge, as those from low-income… Read More
Colleges Can Retain STEM Majors by Changing Teaching Methods

To support the industries of the future, there’s an estimated need for a 33-percent increase in the number of STEM-degree holders. But right now, roughly half of first-year STEM majors are choosing to drop out or change their course of study before graduating. For many, the decision to leave STEM fields is rooted in feelings… Read More
Walking in the Shoes of a First-Generation College Student

Being a trailblazer is exciting and something to be proud of, but it isn’t always easy. Just ask Andrea Reino, a senior at Princeton University and the daughter of Spanish immigrants. Like many first-generation Americans, she’s the first in her family to go to college. Currently, Reino’s father works as a landscaper and her mother… Read More
Report: The Most In-Demand Jobs and Skills

Which jobs are trending and which are disappearing? Which skills are becoming more in-demand and which will soon be out-of-date? These are the questions that many students, job seekers and employers are asking, and a recent report by Burning Glass Technologies and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) provides the answers. “A vibrant economy and, by extension,… Read More
Across U.S., Women Are Choosing Less Financially Rewarding Majors

Female students are more inclined to select a major with lower earnings prospects than their male counterparts, a new study finds. This is true even in cases when both female and male students prioritize income potential in their choice of a major. Why is this the case? Natasha Quadlin, an assistant professor of sociology at… Read More
Without Local News, Americans Are Left Severely Uninformed

All across the United States, local news sources are being gutted and shut down. As a result, Americans are left woefully uninformed. They’re shorted valuable information about how their taxes are being spent, what is said at local school board meetings, and whether their government officials and neighboring corporations are acting ethically, efficiently and responsibly. … Read More
This Nonprofit Is on a Mission to End Student Hunger

A third of college students don’t know when or where they’ll get their next meal. Swipe Out Hunger, an organization founded by a group of friends at UCLA in 2010, is on a mission to change that. The nonprofit has already helped give nearly 2 million nutritious meals to hungry students across 90 colleges and… Read More
Community Colleges Can Pave the Way to Elite Universities, Study Finds

Students know that graduating from a selective college or university will give them a significant leg up in the job market. Getting into such an institution right out of high school, however, is no simple task. More than anything, students need a high GPA and a good score on their ACT or SAT. But a… Read More