Articles tagged: Higher Edge


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Higher Edge: The truth about rankings

The U.S. News and World Report released its annual college rankings list on Tuesday Sept. 12. University presidents, administrators, and deans waited with baited breath for its release as a... Read more

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Higher Edge: The Role of Campus Media in Student Protests

The confrontation between student photojournalist Tim Tai and protesters at the University of Missouri has ignited a debate concerning the stifling  of free speech on college campuses, re-raised questions concerning... Read more

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Higher Edge: Challenging Without Triggering

“I don’t believe in trigger warnings,” my professor tells the class, proud of her refusal to succumb to the excessive coddling of college students. The problem with the discussion around... Read more

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Higher Edge: When the Grading System Misses the Mark

The day the school year starts, reading stops feeling like reading. It starts with looking at the number of pages and hopefully ends with a neat bulleted list of discussion... Read more

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Higher Edge: What Are We Paying For, Anyway?

It’s the second week of school and everyone I know already seems to be consumed by work. Nine days of classes, and we’re burnt out and sleep deprived and wondering... Read more

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Higher Edge: The cheating system—Who’s to Blame?

Stanford University is investigating a recent surge in allegations of academic dishonesty reported at the end of its winter quarter. These allegations, including an incident which involved up to 20... Read more

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Higher Edge: The necessity of taking action

It hurts to get rejected from your dream college, especially if you believe you’re qualified. It even makes sense to bear a bit of resentment in the years following your... Read more

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Higher Edge: Letting our professors fail us

“The most important thing when picking classes is choosing the right professor.” This is the platitude every incoming freshman is bombarded with when they pick their classes for the first... Read more

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Higher Edge: Students pay the price of committing too soon

While most high school seniors will spend the next few months anxiously praying for the big envelope to arrive in March, some students already know which college they will be... Read more

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Higher Edge: Major decision, minor support

Between the rising costs of college tuition and the lingering effects of the recession, it’s no surprise that the specialized training versus liberal arts education debate has yet to be... Read more

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Higher Edge: Minimum effort for college affordability

“Back in my day, I worked my way through college.” That’s reasonable enough for our parents to say, when referring to a time when colleges didn’t expect students to live... Read more

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Higher Edge: Colleges shouldn’t get IX lives

The White House’s star-studded “It’s On Us” campaign may have made headlines this month, but it’s far from being the only step in recent times to combat sexual assault on... Read more

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Higher Edge: Stay classy, for-profit universities

In 1911, the federal government tried to rate American colleges, but failed miserably. Undeterred, the U.S. Department of Education is trying again. Later this fall, a draft of President Obama’s... Read more