In spite of the overwhelming evidence of a skills deficit, a depressed middle class and growing inequality, the state of Illinois continues to underinvest in public higher education. But considering higher education funding ...
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2016
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Researchers from Louisiana Tech University have published a study on the prevalence and impacts of "serial inventors" - scientist and engineers within university research communities who are particularly inventive and produce ...
Economics & Business
Feb 17, 2016
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The 2015 edition of the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is now available. Produced by an Indiana University research center, it is the most comprehensive review of institutional diversity at more ...
Social Sciences
Feb 2, 2016
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Students who transfer from a community college to an engineering program at a four-year university often do so because they are motivated to solve problems and understand how things work.
Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2015
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Over the past 25 years, the higher education system in the United States has grown more competitive, with students trying to gain admissions to the most desirable institutions and institutions vying for the most desirable ...
Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2015
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A study by researchers at Kingston University's Business School in to online behaviour has shed new light on how different groups use, and stay safe, on social media.
Social Sciences
Nov 9, 2015
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Affirmative action bans not only contribute to the decline of student body diversity, but also negatively influence the success of students of color on campus, according to higher education researchers at Penn State and Columbia ...
Social Sciences
Nov 3, 2015
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Social scientists have long accepted that religious faith tends to dwindle among college students. However, a new study shows that the highly educated's loss of faith varies among nations.
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2015
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Progress has been slow in achieving deeper collaboration between employers and universities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in the UK, a new report by University Alliance and the University ...
Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2015
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Policy makers need to take factors like geography, available skills and knowledge and the networks of local companies into account to boost the impact of higher education on economic development, according to a new Atlas ...
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2015
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