Tagged - Education

Creative Expo features campus creative life for second year in a row

Students, faculty, and alumni gathered late on Thursday Oct. 16 to celebrate the second annual University of Rochester Creative Expo (URC), a campus-wide showcase for current and aspiring creators to see the campus arts organizations and opportunities. Read More

Should the US Follow East Asia on Education?

Evidently, academic reform in efforts to maximize success is incredibly difficult to implement, especially in a way beneficial to both student success and wellbeing. Read More

On AI in schools

Despite a low level of knowledge, all educational roles reported significant usage of AI. Read More

Notes by Nadia: What happened to the readers?

23% of American adults hadn’t read a book in the previous year. Can BookTok really save the decline in readership? Read More

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. Read More

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. Read More

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. Read More

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? Read More

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. Read More

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." Read More