Stefanie Botelho

Community colleges offer more than language training for ESL learners

For non-native speakers, learning English represents just a part of acclimating to American culture. Community colleges are creating developmental tracks, services and on-campus groups...

Colleges design more effective response to hate and bias

An acute rash of hate crimes on America’s campuses has made it necessary for institutions to refine reporting procedures. The streamlined policy at The University...

2017: A look back in higher ed

In a year defined by on-campus and national controversy, higher ed institutions worked to become more nimble. Here, we reflect on the major events...

More issues and trends talked about in higher ed in 2017

Free community college spreads: New York introduced its Excelsior scholarship for students from families with income less than $100,000. The challenges of free tuition...

Consolidating two-year colleges to conserve in Wisconsin

For some states, democratizing higher education begins with simplifying its offerings. Under a new proposal by President Ray Cross, the University of Wisconsin would merge...

Helping college students with kids succeed

Attention to underserved students may be well spent on single mothers, a growing demographic on campus. The number of single mothers in college more than...

DACA phase-out encourages action by college administrators

The Trump administration’s plan to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy by not accepting new applicants is another shift in...

American higher ed still holds global appeal

Attending university stateside is a lifelong goal for many young people and their families around the world. So far, immigration policy shifts and other...

The college’s largest classroom: Its campus

In a renewal of social consciousness in American higher ed, colleges are refining stories of their history told through statues, signage and installations on...

Race ruling buoys higher ed diversity advocates

The use of race as a factor in a holistic admissions strategy has been upheld as constitutional by the United States Supreme Court in...

Higher ed works to better support Hispanic students

The rapid increase in the Hispanic population on American campuses requires administrators to tailor support services to this new wave of students that’s forecast...

African-American learning community faces resistance

The University of Connecticut’s recent announcement of a planned learning community intended for first- and second-year African-American male students has reignited a decades-old debate...

Selecting commencement speakers: An art or a science?

Choices for commencement speakers are making headlines this season, and higher ed officials are aiming to make sure those headlines are positive. Many colleges now...

Fourth-year learning reaches behind bars

A little time in prison brings fourth-year University of Washington law students much closer to people impacted by the issues they’re studying. Fourth-year Law, Societies...

Hitting the books instead of the cell block

New momentum has built behind higher education’s pivotal role in helping prison inmates turn their life around and re-enter society. So, what if a...