Big data's deluge in higher ed

As college students click, swipe and tap through their daily lives – both in the classroom and outside of it – they're creating a digital footprint of how they think, learn and behave that boggles the mind.

Guaranteed-tuition laws inflating college costs, study finds

Guaranteed-tuition laws, touted by lawmakers as protecting college affordability and ensuring access to higher education for low-income students, have received failing grades from two experts in higher education finance.

The impact of teaching assistantships

Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) are graduate students employed by a university or college to undertake certain teaching responsibilities. These responsibilities may include grading assignments, leading discussion or recitation ...

Big-box retail work has its benefits

With the rise of the big-box retailer in the past four decades, many are concerned that U.S. middle-class jobs in manufacturing have been replaced by minimum-wage jobs in retail.

New book shows pros and cons of 'helicopter parenting'

So-called "helicopter parents"—those who hover over their children even into and through their college years—are often criticized for creating overly sheltered, unprepared young adults who boomerang back home.

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