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Foreign Language Classes Becoming More Scarce

Of all the skills that a person could have in today’s globalized world, few serve individuals – and the larger society – as well as knowing how to speak another language. People who speak another language score higher on tests and think more creatively, have access to a wider variety of jobs, and can more… Read More
Universities Are Stepping Up to Fight Campus Hunger, But Where Is the Government?

Food insecurity is a huge concern among college students. And although many colleges and universities have taken strides to make sure all of their students are well-fed, the government has some work to do, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggests. Today, to earn a high-paying job, a college education is next… Read More
Gonzaga Community Program Unites Students, Immigrants, Refugees

Every Saturday, in a small classroom at Gonzaga University, a group of graduate students is building a community that unites students with immigrants and refugees. Established in 2012, Gonzaga ESL Community Outreach (GECO) is a community-based program that provides free English as a Second Language (ESL) classes weekly to immigrant and refugee adults in Spokane,… Read More
If You Thought Colleges Making the SAT Optional Would Level The Playing Field, Think Again

When colleges and universities began to make the SAT an optional part of the admissions process, the hope was that it would expand access to the nation’s most selective institutions to groups that had historically been shut out. The reality is – at least at selective liberal arts colleges – the decision by a growing… Read More
More Colleges Than Ever Have Test-Optional Admissions Policies — And That’s a Good Thing

Back in the 1980s, Bates College and Bowdoin College were nearly the only liberal arts colleges not to require applicants to submit SAT or ACT test scores. On Jan. 10, FairTest, a Boston-based organization that has been pushing back against America’s testing regime since 1985, announced that the number of colleges that are test-optional has… Read More
Understanding Why So Few Community College Transfer Students Graduate With Bachelor’s Degree

Transfering from a community college to a senior college often comes with a unique set of challenges. More than 30 percent of U.S. students begin their post-secondary studies at a community college, and while more than eight in 10 students intend to earn a bachelor’s degree, only 17 percent will have obtained one after six… Read More
More Solutions Needed for Campus Hunger

A new federal report does a good job of explaining what many researchers have been saying for a decade – food insecurity among college students is a serious national problem. As one University of California, Berkeley student revealed in an interview for a 2018 research article I helped write: “Food is always on my mind:… Read More
ATI Alliance on Pace to Send 50,000 Low-income Students to College

A nationwide alliance of more than 100 leading colleges and universities has covered significant ground in opening up opportunities for low- to moderate-income students, according to a report by the American Talent Initiative (ATI). Since the 2015-16 school year, ATI members have sent 7,291 more students who receive Pell grants to the nation’s top colleges… Read More
Students Aren’t Receiving Enough Aid to Afford College

Securing a good job has become increasingly difficult without a college degree. Subsequently, students who want to stay on pace with their peers are often forced to take on crippling tuition prices. For those coming from low-income homes, paying tens of thousands of dollars each year in tuition is less than practical. But a college… Read More
Employers Prefer Social Skills, Timeliness to Academic Success

Most employers care more about social skills and timeliness than how well you do in academics, a new study finds. The research, conducted by professor Phillip Brown and professor Manuel Souto-Otero of Cardiff University, looked at more than 21 million job advertisements in the UK and found that only 18 percent of them specified an… Read More
How to Manage Stress, Anxiety During Finals Week

We’ve all been there. There is only a week until break, but standing in its way are five days jam-packed with exams, final papers and projects. Stress, anxiety and depression are widespread at universities, and for many students, finals week can be the most difficult time of the year. Professors cram a semester’s worth of… Read More
Diversity Efforts Put More Women, Minorities in Med School

More women and minorities are being accepted into medical school, Yale University researchers find. This positive growth was sparked by two diversity standards introduced nearly 10 years ago by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), an organization that accredits medical education programs in the U.S. The standards made every institution capable of granting a… Read More
Harassed, Hurt, But Now Paying Kindness Forward

4 a.m. Campus is dark. Everyone seems to be asleep. Almost everyone. A group of students swiftly moves around different residence halls and commons, leaves hundreds of snack bags at each building, and quickly disappears from the scene. Even Santa Claus can’t seem to match the students’ agility. Next morning, pleasantly surprised with anonymous snack… Read More
Farm-Fresh Food for Appalachian State Students

Students at Appalachian State University can now enjoy sustainably-produced and locally-grown meat, eggs, produce, and herbs without having to leave campus, thanks to a new farm-to-table initiative. The initiative is a partnership between Appalachian State’s Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development and Food Services, which was spearheaded by Interim Farm Manager Todd Rudicill and Food… Read More
Stony Brook Hackathon Inspires Cutting-Edge Student-Built Technologies

Over the President’s Day weekend, Stony Brook University welcomed 174 students to the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology to compete in a 40-hour IoT and security hackathon. The event, called Hack@CEWIT, featured student programmers and designers from all over the U.S. A prize money of $7,000 was disbursed to the competitors who… Read More