Higher Education
WBUR's coverage of higher education news.
Students like mine will suffer if they must hide their race in college essays
Our nation’s highest court is on the cusp of telling millions of children that educators will no longer be able to fully consider their stories, writes Kate Peltz.
Community college started me toward my PhD
Only when I finally attended community college did I feel that maybe I could be a successful college student, writes Brandi Perri. Other students shouldn't have to struggle so hard...
Why we should teach students about love
My students love talking about love -- and maybe studying it can help them learn to connect, writes Mark Wagner.
I didn't cry when I took my son to college. Then I got home
I pull into our driveway and see the house listing, as it prepares to welcome back three, not four, writes Bill Eville.
Let's forgive student debt, but only for the hardest-luck borrowers
President Biden shouldn't listen to those who push for greater student loan forgiveness, writes Rich Barlow.
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MIT’s investment in fossil fuels is wrong. We also think it's illegal
MIT refuses to use its power — including control of its $27.4 billion endowment — for climate action, write Owen Leddy and Ellie Rabenold.
Why we stopped grading our students on their writing
External motivations like grades squash internal ones like curiosity and interest, the mindsets that motivate learning, write Marisa Milanese and Gwen Kordonowy.
Public College Is Expensive, Too. My Son Has $27K In Debt — From UMass
Graduates of public universities in Massachusetts once had the second-lowest student debt in the country, writes Nancy Grossman. Now they have one of the highest.
Disgusted By The College Cheating Scandal? Free Public College Is One Remedy
Let's reroute the roughly $70 billion the federal government spends on college aid to the states, writes Rich Barlow.
How A 1 Percent Fee On College Endowments Could Benefit All Students
By placing a public digital library at the heart of higher education in Massachusetts, writes Susan E. Gallagher, we can turn our state’s celebrated commitment to academic opportunity into a...
The Case For Liberal Arts
Many students enter college unsure of what they want to be when they grow up, writes Rich Barlow. Liberal arts let them explore various fields and options.
1 In 10 College Students In Mass. Are Homeless. More Are Hungry. It's Past Time We Recognize Their Reality
Hunger and homelessness prevent thousands of Massachusetts students from completing a college degree, write Sara Goldrick-Rab and Pam Eddinger.
Lost In the News Over Mount Ida's Fate? The Faculty And Staff
News reports of Mount Ida’s closure have focused on the business ethics of the acquisition and the academic fate of students, writes Christopher John Stephens. What about the faculty and...
For Low-Income Students, Public Colleges Are The Ivy League For Economic Mobility
Our public universities and colleges are better at getting low-income students up the economic ladder than experts realized, writes Rich Barlow. But President Trump has no plan to support them.