My day job is teaching introductory economics to about 700 Harvard undergraduates a year. Lately, when people hear that, they often ask how the economic crisis is changing what’s offered in a freshman ...

The Freshman Seminar (FRS) program has been a cornerstone tradition for first-year student experiences since 1986. Initially proposed as a “Freshman Seminar program centered in the Residential ...

For the first time, Harvard College required incoming freshmen to complete an online training module prior to their arrival on campus about sleeping habits and their effects on other areas of life.

As finals season approaches, students are now involved in a module focused on mental health tips called "Taking Care of Yourself." An administrator said Penn hopes to expand a new student orientation ...

Members of the Class of 2017 were required to complete a new online Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and Education course— along with the traditional AlcoholEdu—prior to their arrival on ...

As if the transition to college life isn’t already difficult, some incoming freshmen enroll in courses where they are younger than all of the other students. They have to handle the added pressure of ...

There are a lot of reasons to place freshmen in courses taught by tenure-line and otherwise full-time faculty members. Research suggests that underclassmen learn best from these professors, as opposed ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Case Western Reserve University wants freshman engineering students to learn -- and feel -- like engineers. That can be difficult because many college freshmen declare an ...

"Two semesters. 10 professors. 3,000 years of culture." It's not a film trailer, but the catchphrase used to describe a "blockbuster" course at Princeton for freshmen titled "Interdisciplinary ...