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Chase Cochran originally came to Neumann University outside Philadelphia intending to study criminal justice and work toward becoming an FBI agent. But after his first semester, he realized that path wasn’t for him. Today, the fourth-year cybersecurity major said working for the FBI is still on his mind—but instead of becoming an agent, he hopes to work in digital forensics. Cochran credits that clarity to his internship at Neumann’s forensics lab. The lab launched in 2024, and Cochran is among the more than 30 students who have worked there since. Student interns have participated in nearly 400 investigations and about…

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter When Stamford High School students arrive at their personal finance class, they’re greeted by a stock ticker and a TV monitor showing the day’s business and financial news. Printed below, on the yellow wall, is a collage of words like “independence,” “generational wealth” and “dream big.” “Your journey to financial freedom starts here,” another wall reads. This is the school’s recently renovated financial literacy lab. As schools across Connecticut work to meet a new graduation requirement, Stamford — with help from the city’s well-established finance…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. invests over $500,000 per child on average between birth and age 18, but total investments over the course of childhood are roughly $86,000 more for children from higher household incomes — and up to $75,000 more for White children compared to Black and Hispanic children, according to an analysis of 10 nationally representative studies. Overall gaps in investment by income and race are between 6% to 15%, but they exceed 50% before kindergarten, driven largely by differences in…

Soft Skills Training For Neurodiverse Teams: What Needs To Change? Diversity and inclusion have been high on the priority list of organizations in recent years. As a result, it’s not uncommon for them to re-examine how they support neurodiverse employees to help them perform to the best of their abilities. However, while they may be promoting awareness and taking steps to address sensory challenges, soft skills training often doesn’t receive the same amount of attention. In the spirit of World Autism Acceptance Month 2026 and its theme “Every Life Has Value,” we discuss how neurodiverse teams, and individuals with autism…

Lance King|Getty ImagesA general view of the Duke University Chapel on the campus of Duke University The following schools admitted all or almost all students from their waitlists of more than 100: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, University of California–Irvine, Indiana University–Bloomington, Pepperdine University and University of Oregon. This data is from the U.S. News Best Colleges survey regarding the entering class of 2024. According to the same data, at least 57% of schools did not wait-list any students in fall 2024, and 3% did not say whether they have a waitlist policy. Among the institutions that had…

The report comes after several flagship universities began requiring test scores once again. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | yenwen/iStock/Getty Images New qualitative research shows that students who were admitted through test-optional admissions—and their professors—generally don’t feel underqualified to attend their institutions, despite claims otherwise from those who oppose the policies. The team led by Julie Park, a professor of education at the University of Maryland, College Park, and a leading researcher of college admissions, interviewed 57 students, as well as faculty, admissions staff and other stakeholders from two anonymous selective public universities that had test-optional policies when…

Samuel J. Abrams, RealClearEducation Observers across the political spectrum have identified a real problem in American higher education: too many campuses have drifted from genuine inquiry…

Tim Killeen is the president of the University of Illinois System.U.S. News: How can prospective students decide if the University of Illinois is right for them?Killeen: Choosing a university is about finding a place where a student can thrive and grow academically, personally and professionally. I often encourage prospective students to ask not simply, “Where will I go to college?” but, “Where will I develop the skills, experiences and networks that will positively shape the rest of my life and prepare me to be a lifelong contributor to my family, my community and the world?” Across our three universities that…

Ready Your Team For AI Every leader responsible for talent management feels the ground shifting. The core competencies that define a great employee today become obsolete faster than we can track. What was cutting-edge yesterday feels like standard practice today and will be outdated tomorrow. On the TalentLMS podcast, talent expert Sagar Goel states, “This is the concept of the half-life of skills, where the number today is five years, which means every five years, half of your skills become redundant.” The reason behind this rapid shift is Artificial Intelligence (AI). It acts as a catalyst, reshaping complex, cognitive roles…

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