Next America: Higher Education

Can Grade-Skipping Close the STEM Gender Gap?

If girls were allowed to accelerate through school, then perhaps their peak career- and family-building years would not overlap.

• Tom Clynes
• Apr 18, 2017

What Is the Future of College Marketing?

The “typical” American college student is changing. Is Big Data equipped to keep up?

• Jeffrey Selingo
• Apr 13, 2017

How Colleges Use Big Data to Target the Students They Want

By tracking prospective pupils’ digital footprints, schools can make calculated decisions about their admissions outreach—for a price.

• Jeffrey Selingo
• Apr 11, 2017

Colleges' Endless Pursuit of Students

With increasingly sophisticated data, universities are constantly courting prospective attendees.

• Jeffrey Selingo
• Apr 10, 2017

The FAFSA's Midterm Grade

Changes intended to make filing for financial aid easier were accompanied by major structural hiccups.

• James S. Murphy
• Mar 31, 2017

Measuring College (Un)affordability

As many as 95 percent of schools are out of reach for low-income students.

• Emily DeRuy
• Mar 23, 2017

The University of Michigan’s Plan to Increase Diversity

The administration has launched a multiyear racial and socioeconomic diversity plan, but a lot of students aren’t pleased.

• Emily DeRuy
• Mar 17, 2017

Training Students to Outpace Automation

Schools near Detroit have reworked curriculum to include both technical and soft skills.

• Emily DeRuy
• Mar 10, 2017

Why Sports and Elite Academics Do Not Mix

The athletic programs at highly selective institutions are out of sync with the schools' missions.

• Jonathan R. Cole
• Mar 9, 2017

A Tale of Two Betsy DeVoses

The generous Grand Rapids resident and the tone-deaf Trump official

• Emily DeRuy
• Mar 8, 2017

The New College Protest

What happened at Middlebury last week marks a shift in campus activism.

• Laura McKenna
• Mar 7, 2017

Why American Universities Need Immigrants

For decades, the United States has welcomed and benefitted from international scholars—but President Trump's travel ban puts that legacy at risk.

• Jonathan R. Cole
• Mar 7, 2017

Conversations With College Students on a Politically Divided Campus

At Central Michigan University, a group of college students from across the political spectrum meets every week to talk through their differences.

• Emily DeRuy
• Mar 6, 2017

Betsy DeVos's Misunderstood Alma Mater

Calvin College is no fundamentalist Christian school.

• Emily DeRuy
• Mar 1, 2017

The Glue Helping At-Risk Students Stick With School

Washington, D.C., added pathways coordinators to its high schools to try to help kids who are behind on credits catch up.

• Emily DeRuy
• Feb 14, 2017

The Myth of Immigrants' Educational Attainment

Those who move to the United States tend to have higher socioeconomic standing in their native countries than what they settle for when they arrive.

• Emily DeRuy
• Feb 8, 2017

How Trump's Immigration Order Is Affecting Higher Education

Experts worry about the impact on academia and scholarship.

• Emily DeRuy
• Jan 30, 2017

The Simple Reform That Improved Black Students' Earnings

When states began to require more math courses, black high-school graduates began to see bigger paychecks.

• Emily DeRuy
• Jan 26, 2017

The For-Profit Law School That Crumbled

The Charlotte School of Law was placed on probation and denied federal financial-aid money. Where does the school go from here?

• Oliver Bateman
• Jan 25, 2017

9 Questions With the Man Who Oversaw Higher Education Under Obama

Ted Mitchell has some advice for Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Education Department.

• Emily DeRuy
• Jan 20, 2017