President Donald Trump has made immigration reform a centerpiece of his young administration. New policies include banning travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S., and a plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. That has raised concerns about undocumented students who attend college under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and […]
Trends in campus chapels mirror those of places of worship in general: New and renovated spaces are becoming more tech-enabled and multifunctional, with added emphasis on creating a gathering place for an entire community, regardless of religious denomination. Echoing national shifts, organized religion is becoming less prominent on campus. In 2015, 29.5 percent of incoming […]
Over ten years ago, members of the humanities division at Blinn College, a two-year community college with four campuses and 18,000 students in central Texas, long suspected students were either not submitting original copy or working with peers on projects when collaboration wasn't allowed. Teachers had performed Google searches whenever unoriginality was suspected but […]
A campus bookstore director relayed a conversation he'd had with the administrator to whom he reports. "I asked my boss whether he expected the store to generate as much profit as possible, or whether he wanted the store to ensure prices on course materials and other necessities were as affordable as possible for students." The […]
International branch campuses continue to offer American colleges and universities opportunities in branding, enrollment and research. And overseas countries, as luck would have it, are often as eager to host as U.S. universities are to set up shop. The number of international branch campuses worldwide—operated by both U.S. and foreign institutions—grew to 249 by the […]
"Sophomore," fittingly, is derived from the Greek word meaning wise fool. From finding a major to deciding whether to study abroad—and questioning their identity in and outside of the classroom—it's a time when students settle in at school and begin realizing the decisions they make will impact the rest of their college careers. Traditionally, student […]
Flora Tydings is Tennessee Board of Regents' new chancellor, responsible for leading six universities, 13 community colleges and 27 colleges of applied technology. Tydings plans to improve the student experience by strengthening the link between colleges and employers. One goal is to analyze student achievement to identify initiatives that improve graduation rates and solve other […]
Many second-year-experience programs work with only a few thousand dollars in their coffers. Leaders of these initiatives forge partnerships with other departments to curb spending and help students pick majors, choose the right study abroad program or connect with faculty through advising and social events. "I have consulted with other institutions on how to accomplish […]
Researchers believe more universities need to join the growing number of schools focusing resources on sophomores. "Sophomore-specific classes increase relationships with faculty and provide a platform to get through the decision-making process," says Molly Schaller, an associate professor at Dayton University in Ohio who has studied sophomores for the past 20 years. Her research finds […]
A newly formed academic center at Adams State University in Colorado aims to improve historically underserved and first-generation students' chances of enrolling in and graduating from college. Leaders at the National Center for Historically Underserved Students intend to provide a venue where educators who work with different minority groups can share effective success strategies, says […]
