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Ben Gose

Senior Editor (former)
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Ben Gose is freelance journalist and a regular contributor to The Chronicle of Higher Education. He was a senior editor at The Chronicle from 1994-2002.

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Undergraduates like Hannah Kerr at Baldwin Wallace U. took a course in Zambian culture, taught by a Zambian native on the faculty, before joining the university’s study-abroad program there to work in speech pathology.
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Want More Students to Study Abroad? Get the Faculty Involved
By Ben Gose October 21, 2018
Baldwin Wallace University’s decision to expand its study-abroad offerings has led to some rare faculty-development opportunities, as professors develop close ties with counterparts in Zambia.
"The Lucian event absolutely prompted us to review how we’re supporting events like this," says a Connecticut official. "We don’t want to turn speakers away, but we do want to make sure the campus is safe."
Free Speech and Safety
Don’t Stop Inviting Controversial Speakers. Just Prepare Prudently.
By Ben Gose October 7, 2018
Student collaboration across political lines, early planning, careful crowd control, and public preparatory discussion of free-speech principles are among the ways colleges can make a potentially tense situation manageable.
Hunter Tedrick, who is studying unmanned aircraft systems at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U., flies a DJI Mavic Pro aircraft. “This industry is ready to blow up,” Tedrick says.
The Digital Campus
Did You Know You Can Major in Drones?
By Ben Gose April 8, 2018
And not just at Unmanned Vehicle University.
Paul Young, president of Sheridan College, in Wyoming, has overseen efforts to make his campus more welcoming to Native American students like Braylee Armajo (left) after racial slurs were found written on a dorm whiteboard last fall.
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How to Respond to Racist Incidents
By Ben Gose April 8, 2018
In the short term, affirm your values and mission, experts say. In the long term, work on the cultural antagonisms that fester on every campus.
Edgar Garcia, a teenager from the South Bronx, investigated sensory neurons during a summer neuroscience-research program at Columbia U.
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Priceless Experience for Young Scientists
By Ben Gose December 3, 2017
Convenience-store clerk? No thanks, say these high-school students. They’d rather work in university labs.
In a summer program at Bowie State U., Joshua Ruffin (right), a Baltimore teenager, studied web design with help from Angela Latson, a computer-technology major.
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Summer Camps Bring STEM to a Wider Audience
By Ben Gose December 3, 2017
High-school students from low-income and minority backgrounds gain valuable skills, and colleges get an edge in recruiting.
Dahpon Ho, an assistant professor of history at the U. of Rochester: "Students have to feel that they’re part of the historical community. If history is fossilized, it will perish."
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Dahpon Ho Brings History Alive
By Ben Gose October 22, 2017
By using their imaginations, says the University of Rochester historian, students absorb history far better than from a textbook.
Allan Goldstein, a senior lecturer in NYU’s engineering school, invites people with disabilities into the classroom to consult with students.
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Alan Goldstein Makes Disability Less Abstract
By Ben Gose October 22, 2017
His courses introduce engineering students to adults with disabilities, and together they make films about the adults’ lives.
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How 2 Professors Used Data to Improve Their Courses
By Ben Gose October 1, 2017
One saw a dropout problem in the statistics, and another found a racial disparity in completion rates for a business course.
Carly Haddon (right), the creator of Pierce College’s student-data dashboards, talks with Rajesh Lal, a math professor, during a training session for faculty members.
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Getting Faculty Members to Embrace Student Data
By Ben Gose October 1, 2017
Pierce College has improved graduation rates by breaking down student success, course by course.
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