Education

Chemist Wants To Change The Color Of Science

7:57am December 27, 2015

Minorities are historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math fields. John Dimandja is a Congolese chemist on the faculty of Spelman College who's pointing the way into STEM careers for students of color.

Teaching Grit On The Water: A Top Coach Mixes Rowing With Life

6:56pm December 24, 2015

by Tom Goldman

For more than a decade, a rowing coach in Oregon has been teaching teenagers the value of hard work with tough love that sticks.

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College senior Becca Arbacher has a double major at Columbia in New York City — one of the most expensive colleges in America.

3 College Seniors Contemplate Their Appointment With The Real World

5:16pm December 24, 2015

by Robert Siegel

Senior year of college for three students from Montgomery County, Md. brings the usual: fear, joy, anxiety, jobs. But does where they went to college change the outcome?

Evan Bonham is a senior studying music production at New York University's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.

2 Students Hope Their Investment In Arts Education Will Pay Off

8:09pm December 23, 2015

by Robert Siegel

Follow your dreams — that's what so many parents tell their kids. But at what cost? We caught up with two students who chose very different paths to study the arts in New York City.

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Raiye Seyoum, 16, a junior at Northwood, doesn't think quotas are fair.

What Is Fair? High School Students Talk About Affirmative Action

5:06pm December 23, 2015

However the Supreme Court rules on affirmative action, it will affect the lives of college-bound teens. So we asked them: Should college admissions decisions take race into consideration?

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Young student raps in front of a chalkboard in class

Hip-Hop Vocab: The Lexicon Is In The Lyrics

4:34pm December 23, 2015

by Joe Palca

College student Austin Martin has created a website that uses rap lyrics to teach vocabulary to middle and high school students.

Rhys Hall and Karie Cheung are both seniors in college. They spoke with NPR about their experiences at The University of Maryland.

Education

What's Next For 2 Seniors Who Experienced A Big State University

7:09pm December 22, 2015

by Robert Siegel

One, newly graduated from the University of Maryland, settles into a sometimes-daunting job hunt, while the other prepares grad school applications.

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NPR's Code Switch Team Explores Political Correctness On College Campuses

7:05pm December 18, 2015

by Gene Demby

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Gene Demby of NPR's Code Switch team about his recent article, "The Long, Necessary History of 'Whiny' Black Protesters At College."

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Evangelical College Suspends Professor For Showing Solidarity With Muslims

7:04pm December 18, 2015

by Odette Yousef

Wheaton College, an Evangelical school outside of Chicago, has been roiled by questions about Christianity's posture toward Islam and academic freedom at religious schools. An associate professor who vowed recently to wear a headscarf in solidarity with Muslims was suspended from her job this week. The college says it's not because of the headscarf, but because of theological questions raised by a Facebook post in which she cited Pope Francis's recent statement that Muslims and Christians worship the same God.

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How The Heck Do You Pay Off Your College Loans?

2:12pm December 18, 2015

by Eric Westervelt

It's easy for parents and students to get lost in the college loan and debt jungle. Yet another plan aimed at helping students reduce debt burden takes effect this month. Will it help?