“It’s good to know about the environment around you, and find out where you stand out in the world,” said Katie Kauffman, a Calvin student with Down Syndrome, about the Ready for Life (RFL) program.

A lecture at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. (Photo courtesy of UC San Diego Extended Studies) Retirement means different things to everyone, but the one fact for all is that it opens a new ...

College students are known to be strapped for time. A May 2024 Student Voice survey by Inside Higher Ed found the No. 1 stressor in students’ lives is balancing academics with personal, family or ...

The tech era is upon us in full force, taking away our ability to independently think, relax, stay fit and interact with each other on a human level. As a person with a learning disability related to ...

We don’t think of some of our significant life events as stories in the moment. It’s just life happening. It’s only later, with the benefit of hindsight and reflection, that we shape experiences into ...

Throughout my 20 years in higher education, I’ve witnessed firsthand the evolving dynamics and growing emphasis on lifelong learning. The acceleration of technological advancements, the rapid change ...

In “Teaching in an Age of ‘Militant Apathy’” (The Chronicle, February 15), you ask if immersive education can become the norm when traditional curricula ignore students’ lived experiences. You make an ...

Each day is unique. Any day can bring good times, difficult times, challenges, or opportunities. We may not have much influence over external events or life’s inevitable challenges, but we do have ...

In my last column where I talked about “Old People,” I mentioned that my grandmother used to say that your age is how long people around you had been enjoying you. I love that. I am definitely ...

If you ever wondered what exactly is the draw of Girl Scouts, Lisa Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Girl Scouts of Wisconsin ...

Spanning decades of well-versed knowledge in the dynamic nature of ecology, researcher and Prof. Marc Goebel, has brought his unique experiences to Cornell’s Introductory Field Biology course, NTRES ...