The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2023

College decisions used to depend mostly on an institution’s academic reputation and its social life. Today, many other factors influence a prospective student’s thinking. We’ve gathered those into this interactive College Welcome Guide, to help you assess how receptive colleges are to students from a variety of backgrounds, and to map state laws that affect college students.

Government 128

Government Teaching Education Research 128

Strange Maps

OCTOBER 15, 2023

For ages, the mountain people of the Pamir had been calling their homeland Bam-i-Dunya. Only by the mid-19th century, after British explorers had reached Asia’s rugged interior, did the translation catch on worldwide: “Roof of the World.” In its original and narrowest definition, that term applied only to the Pamir Plateau. But “Roof of the World” is a phrase so compact and expressive that it was soon transferred to other parts of High Asia, including to the Himalayas, and specifically to Everes

Geography 52

Geography History 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2023

In one of my recent courses, a first-year student made comments about how many spaces on campus were dehumanizing, with people walking around “like robots.” She spoke about how her first quarter in college brought significant mental health challenges related to sleep deprivation, isolation and course withdrawals. She seriously considered dropping out.

Cultures 86

Cultures Research Humanities Education 86

All Things Pedagogical

OCTOBER 15, 2023

I have been thinking a lot about waste lately. I have moved to a place with a much more strict waste management program than where I used to live and it has forced me to be much more mindful about what I buy, what can be recycled, what is sadly straight to the landfill garbage. I have been surprising myself but also surprised in general at how much that mindfulness can impact what is waste or what is seen as waste.

Pedagogy 40

Pedagogy Education Teaching 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Beyond the Rankings: College Welcome Guide What kind of culture and political atmosphere does your prospective campus have? Use our tool to find out. To create our College Welcome Guide we relied on more than a dozen data sources. If you haven’t seen our tool, you can find it here. Read on to learn more about where the information comes from. Campus-level data All of the data other than what is shown on the maps or otherwise noted comes from IPEDS , the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Sy

Cultures 69

Cultures Research Teaching Education 69

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Education has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years, and one of the most significant developments is the concept of "anywhere learning." This innovative approach to personalized education leverages technology to give students the flexibility and freedom to learn at their own pace, in their own space. Anywhere learning is proving to be a game-changer, benefiting students in a multitude of ways, primarily because it is entirely learner-centric.

Global Perspectives 434

Global Perspectives Tradition Interactive Learning Critical Thinking 434

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2023

When Angel Amankwaah traveled from Denver to North Carolina Central University for incoming student orientation this summer, she decided she had made the right choice. This story also appeared in USA Today She had fun learning the chants that fans perform at football games. But she also saw that “there are students who look like me, and professors who look like me” at the historically Black university, said Amankwaah, 18, who is Black.

Cultures 98

Cultures Anthropology Education Policy High School 98