Stefanie Botelho

Helping displaced energy workers form a new college path

As American politicians tout plans to help displaced energy workers, universities are already creating scholarships and entrepreneurial opportunities to help the unemployed and underemployed...

Dispelling myths around switching college majors

Students who arrive at college with a declared major don’t necessarily graduate in a timely manner, and taking the time to explore different academic...

Students or employees? Unionizing assistants

Leaders at private colleges concerned about the National Labor Relations Board’s ruling allowing Columbia University teaching and research assistants to unionize can look to...

Colleges offer safe havens for sobriety

To combat a surge in opioid overdoses and continued abuse of alcohol, colleges and universities are expanding services and facilities that aim to keep...

Therapy animals gain campus acceptance

Pets can help students cope with stress, depression and other mental disorders. But until recently, this well-documented remedy did not guarantee a space for...

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...

Maine’s flagship university eyes out-of-state applicants

Students from six nearby states can now attend the University of Maine at the same in-state tuition rate offered by the flagship institutions 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...

In California, hope for student mental health care

California’s colleges and universities have made strides in providing mental health care to students—when higher ed as a whole has struggled to keep up...

Harvard extinguishing flame retardants to protect students

A risk of fire may be less dangerous than the chemicals used to prevent it, and Harvard is adapting accordingly. The Healthy Green Campus project—an...

College’s Syrian refugee program defies politicians

As the national debate over sheltering Syrian refugees on American soil heats up, a North Carolina college with a Quaker heritage is providing sanctuary...