Tagged - Education

The AI Divide: Creating a New Class System in Education

The conversation around AI in education isn't just about technology; it's about fairness and opportunity.

UR’s open curriculum gave me room to explore

Being able to explore different courses that I found interesting was the way I navigated declaring my major.

Notes by Nadia: A bachelor’s degree is not enough

For us college students, our bachelor’s degrees may not be enough to get a substantial job after graduation.

On the social archetypes of “good” education

There is value to the broad idea of “teaching students how to think” through liberal arts, but is it really worth forcing students to spend almost two years slogging through classes they may not be remotely interested in?

Computer science education needs a reboot

What we need is the best of both worlds: a university CS curriculum that incorporates the tactics of coding boot camps.

Kearns Center receives grant to support first-gen, low-income students

The Kearns Center’s model of support includes a mix of "intensive academic advising, graduate school preparation, and an emphasis on undergraduate research."

The case for climate education

If we wouldn’t send our students to college unprepared, we cannot send them into the climate crisis unprepared either. 
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The College Board needs to teach a more diverse history

Despite what Americans are taught, the world didn’t start with the arrival of Europeans and end when European countries lost their colonies.

Hector Carvajal, from high school dropout to campus leader

With a social venture dedicated to education equity,  an increasing role in student organizations, and an inspiring story, junior Hector Carvajal, once a high school dropout, is a new leader on our campus.

Progressive ideas flow at Title IX comment party

Students and organizers crafted comments at a comment party co-hosted by the Title IX office and the Commission on Women and Gender Equity in Academia.