Teaching Students to Hope for the Best

Please don’t call them “at-risk” students, says Rick Miller, founder of Kids At Hope and professor at Arizona State University. After spending years in educational research, Miller has concluded that…

Life for Students with Undocumented Parents

“Would you go?” This is the question that silences 16-year-old Jacqui, tightens her wide smile into a thin line, and provokes a low sigh. Her mother sits next to her—motionless—her…

‘Starving Student’ Stereotype is No Joke

“I missed the apples, but I got a lot of other good, healthy stuff,” says Flora, a Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) student who is cradling a bag of oatmeal,…

Educators Look to Mobilize Against ‘Professor Watchlist’

What does it mean to ask college students to think critically? To question assumptions or debate ideas? Apparently, it means you should be on a public “watch list” of dangerous…