There’s a tectonic shift underway that most Americans may not think about, but see every day when they take their pets to the vet or their kids to the dentist, need a lawyer or an eye exam, see a therapist or pick up a prescription: More and more of the h... See more
Admitted students and their families, including some from rural areas, take a tour of the Amherst College campus as they decide whether or not to enroll. Lucy Lu/The Hechinger Report hide caption toggle caption Lucy Lu/The Hechinger Report AMHERST, Mass. ... See more
AMHERST, Mass. — Crowding around a fire pit outside the Amherst College campus center, earnest-looking high school seniors offered fire-building suggestions as intently as if they were taking a final exam. “This is our test of how rural you are, is how go... See more
Online shopping. Smartphones with 5G. Meal delivery. Instantaneous access to information. So much of the world has speeded up. But college seems to take forever. Now change may be coming to long-standing practices that slow students down. Some colleges an... See more
The lambs’ successful births have been a needed bright spot at tiny Sterling College, which uses a 130-acre farm to teach agriculture and other disciplines in a part of northeastern Vermont so isolated it’s rare to see a passing car and there’s no cell se... See more
