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Students Learn to Talk With Strangers

1 day ago | insidehighered.com | Ashley Mowreader

May 14, 2025 In the latest episode of Voices of Student Success, a professor talks about her course that takes students into unfamiliar towns via railway to engage in conversation with strangers. You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. In May 2024, University of San Diego graduate students took a train ride across the Southwest and Southern U.S. to learn more about various regions and engage with people in constructive dialogue.
Government Overreach Threatens Harvard’s Aims to “Improve Campus”

2 days ago | insidehighered.com | Sara Custer

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Harvard University president Alan Garber said in a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon that the federal government’s encroachment on institutional independence is diminishing Harvard’s efforts to end antisemitism on campus, promote viewpoint diversity and be a world leader in academic research. Garber was responding to a letter McMahon addressed to Harvard and posted on X a week ago.
Adult and Independent College Applicants on the Rise

2 days ago | insidehighered.com | Liam Knox

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The number of college applicants who are parents has grown by more than 200 percent in recent years. rudi_suardi/E+/Getty Images Financially independent students—including adult learners, emancipated traditional-age students and veterans—make up a large and fast-growing portion of the college applicant pool, according to a new report from Common App.
Five colleges Impacting Black Student Achievement

2 days ago | insidehighered.com | Ashley Mowreader

May 13, 2025 A recent report by the Campaign for College Opportunity encourages systemic measures to close equity gaps in Black student completion. You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. A recent report from the Campaign for College Opportunity notes strategies and programs that support graduation outcomes for students from historically underrepresented backgrounds.
Office Hours: An Old Tool for New Challenges

2 days ago | insidehighered.com | Jeremy Hsu

May 13, 2025 Rethinking office hours and how we talk about them can unlock new opportunities for improving student learning, Jeremy Hsu writes. You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. fizkes/iStock/Getty Images Plus One day, a seemingly mundane email made me realize that I could do much more with my office hours.
Three Questions for Learning Designer, Author Courtney Floyd

2 days ago | insidehighered.com | Joshua Kim

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Courtney Floyd’s debut novel, Higher Magic, will be published on Oct. 7, 2025. As a fan of any book that combines magic and academia, I’ll be eagerly awaiting its publication. The fact that Courtney and I are colleagues at Dartmouth, where she has been a learning designer since 2020, makes the launch of her novel even more exciting.
Ep. 156: Voices of Student Success: Learning to Talk With Strangers

2 days ago | insidehighered.com | Ashley Mowreader

This season of Voices of Student Success, “Preparing Gen Z for Unknown Futures,” addresses challenges in readying young people for the next chapter of their lives in the face of large-scale global changes. Encouraging students to engage with people who they disagree with can be a challenge for many in higher education. A class at the University of San Diego’s Joan B.
College Programs Support Holistic Student Basic Needs

2 days ago | insidehighered.com | Ashley Mowreader

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Beyond just a food pantry, colleges and universities offer various resources to keep students fed, housed and in school. Boogich/iStock/Getty Images Plus About three in five college students experienced some level of basic needs insecurity during the 2024 calendar year, according to survey data from Trellis Strategies.
Rurality Matters in Evaluating Transfer Outcomes (opinion)

3 days ago | insidehighered.com | Elizabeth Redden

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. sshepard/iStock/Getty Images Transfer enrollment rose by 4.4 percent this year, according to recent data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. In total, transfers have grown by 8 percent since 2020, signaling a steady rebound from the sharp declines seen during the pandemic.
How Congress Could Make Paying for College More Complicated

3 days ago | insidehighered.com | Liam Knox

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | Liudmila Chernetska, Davizro and wabeno/iStock/Getty Images | RyanJLane/E+/Getty Images Ask any parent or prospective student and they’ll likely tell you that between opaque financial aid calculations, questions about degree value and the murky student loan system, paying for college is not a straightforward process.