Many U.S. universities are located in older, inner-city communities, where problems such as blighted buildings, abandoned spaces, and crime can make the areas unattractive to prospective students and ...

The UAB Office of Service Learning and Undergraduate Research connects students, faculty, and community nonprofit partners to enrich student academic learning, promote civic engagement, and to ...

Students involved with service learning can reflect on their experiences to gain a deeper understanding of course content and a broader appreciation of the discipline, improving critical thinking ...

The concept of lifelong learning is not new. In fact, the concept goes as far back as 1929 when Basil Yeaxlee wrote his book Lifelong Education and argued that informal education was as important as ...

In 1974, Duke offered its first service-learning course. Since then, those individual service-learning courses have expanded into Duke Service-Learning, an initiative supporting 80 separate courses ...

The future of universities depends on their ability to provide ‘lifelong learning’ that equips non-traditional students with in-demand skills, UNESCO warned last week. David Atchoarena, director of ...

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 ...