Mar 13 Watch 8:46 The risks student-athletes face amid sports betting boom By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes March Madness brackets are set and with it comes billions of dollars in bets on the games. Paul Solman recently reported on betting companies partnering with universities and the threat it poses for students. But it turns out problems are… Continue watching
Mar 10 Why more Americans are skipping college By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Colleges nationwide saw undergraduate enrollments drop 8 percent from 2019 to 2022, with continued declines even after the return to in-person classes, according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse. Economists say the impact could be dire. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 8:23 College partnerships are bringing sports betting to campus. Are students safe? By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes We are weeks away from college basketball’s March Madness and billions of dollars worth of wagers on the games. As more states legalize sports betting, Paul Solman reports on the increasing concern that some colleges are too involved in its… Continue watching
Jan 31 Florida Gov. DeSantis pushes ban on diversity programs in state colleges By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced plans to block state colleges from having programs on diversity, equity and inclusion, and critical race theory. Continue reading
Aug 23 Some college students return to campus in states with new abortion bans By Arleigh Rodgers, Kantele Franko, Associated Press In states such as Texas, Ohio and Indiana, some college students say new abortion restrictions are influencing their personal and political behavior as they return to campuses. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 4:21 Inspiring words commencement speakers shared with 2022 graduates It is graduation season and that means politicians, actors, athletes and even some of us at NewsHour have been giving commencement speeches, hoping to impart some encouragement and advice to college grads as they head into their next chapter. Continue watching
May 20 Watch 9:10 Calls for Biden to cancel the widespread financial burden of student debt grow louder President Biden has indicated he will soon announce a decision on whether he will cancel $10,000 in student debt for college graduates. It’s a decision being widely anticipated but also much debated over its scope and merits. Katherine Welbeck of… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 7:51 Colorado college reckons with a troubling legacy of erasing Indigenous culture By Hari Sreenivasan, Cat Wise Over the course of more than 100 years beginning in the 1800s, hundreds of thousands of Native American children in the U.S. were removed from their families, placed in federal boarding schools and forced to abandon their Native languages and… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 7:47 San Antonio, Texas tackles education inequality with free or reduced college tuition By Hari Sreenivasan, Cat Wise President Biden proposed providing two years of tuition-free community college after he took office, but the idea was dropped after congressional opposition. Yet efforts persist at the local and state level to boost college attendance. More than 400 such programs… Continue watching
Apr 27 Why this professor no longer grades her students’ work – and wishes she had stopped sooner By Elisabeth Gruner, The Conversation Evaluating student work and offering feedback doesn’t mean there has to be a grade. Continue reading