Inside Higher Ed

Young People See Math Skills as Nonessential. How Can Higher Ed Help?

Higher education stakeholders have noted that math anxiety can hold students back from pursuing some disciplines or major programs, but a new analysis from Gallup finds that young Americans over all ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Making Gen-Ed Relevant

S tudents often sign up for general-education courses because they have to. And so they tend to be skeptical that such courses are relevant to their lives. Doug Duncan, an emeritus faculty member in ...
The Harvard Crimson

Harvard Updates Gen Ed Guidelines to Curb Grade Inflation

The Harvard College Program in General Education updated its guidelines for Gen Ed instructors in an attempt to standardize grading across classes and mitigate grade inflation. The new guidelines, ...
The Business Journals

At its core: Why Johnson & Wales University is reimagining its approach to Gen Ed courses

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. expand For Jada Pina ’26, the Gen Ed classes she’s had ...
Georgia Tech News Center

College ‘General Education’ Requirements Help Prepare Students for Citizenship — But Critics Say It’s Learning Time Taken Away From Useful Studies

Students learn about the arts and humanities, social sciences, and science and mathematics in general education. Olga Pankova/Moment via Getty Images ...