The Uneven Paths to University:Review of The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students by Anthony Abraham JackOct 16, 2020Oct 16, 2020
Making the Unwritten Rules of College LegibleCultural misunderstanding is one of the biggest sources of student suffering in higher education. Let’s change that.Aug 14, 2020Aug 14, 2020
What College Preparation Should BeCurrent practices don’t prepare students for what lies ahead even if they do a relatively good job of getting students admitted.Jul 31, 2020Jul 31, 2020
Fall 2020 College Survival GuideSome suggestions for students (and their parents) to help them survive and even thrive as university classes resume this Fall.Jul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020
Are “Soft Skills” Bullsh**?Which is it? Are soft skills ineluctably important or patently bullsh**? Let’s have a quick look and see.Jul 25, 2020Jul 25, 2020
Stress and Success: What College Students Don’t Seem to Understand.Higher Education is often extremely stressful for students. According to a recent survey by OnCampus Research, “over 50% say they feel…Jul 24, 2020Jul 24, 2020
First Gen Students, Covid, and CultureHigher education functions as a giant social sorting mechanism. It tends to reproduce existing social inequalities. Yet there is no…Jul 20, 2020Jul 20, 2020
How to Improve Your Participation (and Grade) in (Online) University ClassesAs many students prepare to “return” to classes this Fall, many will find that their classes are online rather than in-person (even if…Jul 19, 2020Jul 19, 2020
Why You Should Still Go to College This Fall (Even If It’s Only Online).Many universities, with a few notable exceptions, have announced that they will be holding most classes in-person this Fall. But as rising…Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020
Are Your University Classes Online This Fall?In the short-term, it is incumbent upon those students who want to learn, or simply those students who don’t want to be bored to tears, toJul 9, 2020Jul 9, 2020
