2018-01-03 American English Words Borrowed from Japanese
Think of a language as a living thing. Like most things living, languages are always growing and changing. And today,…
2017-12-30 College Admissions: Searching for Financial Support
Higher education in the United States has never been more costly. The College Board is an independent organization that supports…
2017-12-27 Programs Let Inmates Earn University Degree While in Prison
In 2012, Rena Sard was sentenced to five years in prison at the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women. She was…
2017-12-24 The Art of Walking, The Joy of Garbage, Unusual College Classes
How much can walking really teach you? Can you learn enough from walking to make an entire college class about…
2017-11-19 US Universities Working Together to Help Poor Students
Michigan State University has long worked with and competed against other colleges and universities in the United States. Michigan State,…
2017-12-06 Prepare Yourself for a Better TOEFL Score
If you are interested in studying at an American college or university, you have probably heard about the Test of…
2017-12-20 Education Tips: Managing Large Language Classes
Many English language teachers around the world face a common problem: large class sizes. A large number of students in…
2017-12-10 Working Too Much Harms US College Students’ Academic Progress
Kara Rowells enjoys hard work. The native of Tarpon Springs, Florida learned to love being busy from her father. “My…
2017-12-13 Learn Prefixes, Suffixes to Expand Your Vocabulary
On a recent program, we explained that knowing just a few root words in English can help you understand the…
2017-12-17 College Admissions: Getting the Timing Right
Timing is everything. That is an expression people around the world use in many situations. Generally, this expression means that…
2017-12-03 US, Canadian Universities Aim to Make Student Jobs More Meaningful
Steve Tracy was not looking for a job at the Community College of Baltimore County when he started taking classes…
2018-02-04 Experts: Colleges Should Invest More in Research
Vaccines. Popular sports drinks. Computers. Each one of these subjects is different from the others. But all three have something…
2018-01-21 Most Large US Public Colleges Fail to Keep Records on Suicides
Most large public universities in the United States do not keep records of how many students have taken their own…
2017-11-28 Grow Your Vocabulary by Learning Root Words
English has been called one the most difficult languages for non-native speakers to learn. One reason is that English has…
2017-11-26 College Admissions: Teaching Parents How to Help
For most people around the world, applying for admission to a college or university is a major event in their…