Higher Education
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Are education reporters unwittingly contributing to the hysteria over elite college admissions? What do policymakers say needs to be done to ramp down the tension without dimming enthusiasm among students?
It’s a challenging time for colleges and universities: There’s little patience for school leaders seen as lagging in their response to campus controversies
Many community college students dream of making the transition to a four-year institution but the application process can be daunting
Across the nation, racial tensions are spilling onto quads and front pages as student protesters demand that their colleges do more to ensure students of all races and ethnicities feel welcome on campus
While many first-generation students are excited and ambitious when they step on campus others struggle with guilt, fear and loneliness, sometimes even struggling to remember why they decided to attend college in the first place
It’s been a year since Florida prohibited public colleges and universities from requiring students to take the tests that determine who needs remedial education courses