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Does education ‘cure’ people of faith? The data says no
By Ryan Burge — November 10, 2022
(RNS) — Despite a long-standing biased assumption among many that the uneducated cling to religion, studies show people with higher degrees are most likely to be religious.
The spirituality of a college reunion
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 14, 2022
A bunch of college friends. And then, someone tapped on a glass...
A new project scores colleges on how much they welcome religious diversity
By Kevin Singer — January 28, 2022
(RNS) — A new tool gauges how welcoming campuses are for students with diverse worldviews.
Survey: One-third of Jewish college students have experienced antisemitism
By Yonat Shimron — October 26, 2021
(RNS) — A surge of hostile sentiment has been directed against Jewish students in recent years, mostly a byproduct of animosity toward Israel’s policies with respect to Palestinians.
Christian love in a time of coronavirus
By Shaunti Feldhahn — March 13, 2020
(RNS) — When society is beginning to see panicky behavior, this is the time for the body of Christ to be a voice of faith instead of fear — and a source of practical help.
The college admissions scandal is child sacrifice
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 12, 2019
The upshot of the college admissions scandal? We are still idolators.
Seminaries partner with prisons to offer inmates new life as ministers
By Yonat Shimron — November 14, 2018
NASHVILLE, N.C. (RNS) — Evangelical schools such as Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary offer inmates a free, on-site college degree if they promise they'll minister to other inmates once they graduate.
Welcoming veterans to belated college careers with yoga and a dose of Taoism
By Tom Verde — November 12, 2018
(RNS) — Manhattan College’s Veterans at Ease program seeks to help veterans reintegrate into civilian and academic life after being separated from both for years of isolating service.
Are smart Jews too cool for shul?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 28, 2017
Maybe if we stopped dumbing Judaism down.....?
Hillel gets record $38 million gift
By Lauren Markoe — December 6, 2016
(RNS) The largest Jewish college organization in the world gets a cash infusion from the philanthropist who founded Home Depot.
Chabad is Orthodox, but Jewish students it caters to are not
By Yonat Shimron — September 20, 2016
(RNS) Only 15 of the 2,400 respondents said they joined ranks and identify as Chabad. About 88 percent of those who visited Chabad at least once do not identify as Orthodox.
Is anti-Semitism really increasing on US college campuses? (COMMENTARY)
By Jay Michaelson — March 24, 2015
(RNS) The factors that differentiate anti-Semitic from anti-Israel speech are subtle.
Anti-Semitism a big problem at US colleges, report says
By Lauren Markoe — February 26, 2015
(RNS) More than half of American Jewish college students said they had experienced anti-Semitism over a six-month period.
Losing religion at college? New study flips the common wisdom
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — August 7, 2014
(RNS) A college degree used to mean people were more likely to lose religion. Now, people are losing religion whether they went to college or not.
Looking to get married? Try a Christian college
By Katherine Burgess — October 11, 2013
(RNS) Of the top 25 colleges where men are likely to meet their spouse, all are private Christian institutions, according to an analysis done by Sofus Macskassy and Lada Adamic, researchers on Facebook's data science team. More than 60 percent of the top 25 colleges where women are likely to meet their spouse are also private religious schools.
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