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...

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...

Stanford gets REAL with sustainable dining

The push for campuswide sustainability and a fresh commitment to student health drive institutions to rethink their dining strategies. This might mean buying more...

Arizona State and edX offer full freshman year of MOOCs

Online learning, specifically MOOCs, has inspired many doomsday forecasts regarding the fate of traditional higher education—which, of course, has yet to collapse. But the predicted...