Florida State University Faculty Senate President Eric Chicken said as a professor of statistics, he understands the need for STEM education. But financial incentives are not the answer, he said. He worries whether students will be adequately prepared to take those courses.

The legal threat to Optional Practical Training (OPT) in STEM fields has returned. U.S. universities wasted no time defending the ability of international students to work up to 36 months in a STEM specialty on OPT, viewing it as vital to attracting students and retaining talent in America.

A report done by the Danforth Plant Science Center shows engagement, understanding did suffer among some college students operating online in pandemic.

Alena Wicker, already enrolled and taking classes at Arizona State, has dreams of becoming an elite engineer by the time she is 16.