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most-controversial-topics-today

The 30 Most Controversial Topics for Your Position Paper

By Dave Tomar
How to Transfer From Online College to a College Campus

How to Transfer From Online College to a College Campus

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-charter-schools

Controversial Topic: Charter Schools

By Dave Tomar
how-students-can-spot-fake-news

How Students Can Spot Fake News

By Dave Tomar
Top 25 Higher Education YouTube Channels

Top 25 Higher Education YouTube Channels

By Laura-Leigh Todd
controversial-topic-civil-rights

Controversial Topic: Civil Rights

By Dave Tomar
Is an online master's degree in biblical studies worth it?

Is an online master’s degree in biblical studies worth it?

By Jenn Finley
earth-science-1950-1999

A Brief History of Earth Sciences: 1950-1999

By Bradley A. Alaniz and Dr. Jed Macosko
How to Transfer from Campus to Online College

How to Transfer from Campus to Online College

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-climate-change

Controversial Topic: Climate Change

By Dave Tomar
How to Create the Perfect Online Learning Setup

How to Create the Perfect Online Learning Setup

By Dave Tomar
20 Jobs of the Future: Careers To Consider With the Rise of Automation

20 Jobs of the Future: Careers To Consider With the Rise of Automation

By Dave Tomar
study-starters

Boost Your Study Skills with Study Starters

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-critical-race-theory

Controversial Topic: Critical Race Theory

By Dave Tomar
logical-fallacies

30 Common Logical Fallacies–A Study Starter

By Dr. Brian Carlson
Top 25 Higher Education Podcasts

Top 25 Higher Education Podcasts

By Laura-Leigh Todd
controversial-topic-extremism

Controversial Topic: Extremism

By Dave Tomar
cybersecurity-scholarships

Cybersecurity Scholarships

By Dave Tomar
Opinion: Public rejects attempts to water down gifted education

Opinion: Public rejects attempts to water down gifted education

By Joann P. DiGennaro
controversial-topic-abortion

Controversial Topic: Abortion

By Dave Tomar
What Jobs Can I Get With an Online Bachelor's Degree in Psychology?

What Jobs Can I Get With an Online Bachelor’s degree in Psychology?

By Jenn Finley
5 Ways to Make Online College Cheaper

5 Ways to Make Online College Cheaper

By Dave Tomar
Is an online bachelor’s degree in psychology worth it?

Is an Online Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology Worth It?

By Jenn Finley
10 Steps To Take If You’ve Been Waitlisted for Online College

10 Steps To Take If You Have Been Waitlisted for Online College

By Dave Tomar
What can I do with an online master's degree in biblical studies?

What can I do with an online master’s degree in biblical studies?

By Jenn Finley
Should We Get Rid of Gifted Education?

Should We Get Rid of Gifted Education?

By Dave Tomar
How to Manage the Stress of the Online College Application Process

How to Manage the Stress of the Online College Application Process

By Dave Tomar
The Complete Guide To Contract Cheating in Higher Education

The Complete Guide To Contract Cheating in Higher Education

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-minimum-wage

Controversial Topic: Minimum Wage

By Dave Tomar
Is an online bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity worth it?

Is an Online Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity Worth It?

By Jenn Finley
controversial-topic-police-brutality

Controversial Topic: Police Brutality

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topics-reparations

Controversial Topic: Reparations for Slavery

By Dave Tomar
Study Tools for Online College and Grad Students

Study Tools for Online College and Grad Students

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-death-penalty

Controversial Topic: The Death Penalty/Capital Punishment

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-vaccines

Controversial Topic: Vaccines

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-womens-rights

Controversial Topic: Women’s Rights

By Dave Tomar
why-students-cheat

Why Students Cheat

By Dave Tomar
What Jobs Can I Get With an Online Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity?

What Jobs Can I Get With an Online Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity?

By Jenn Finley
How to Get Your Employer to Pay For Online Grad School

How to Get Your Employer to Pay For Online Grad School

By Dave Tomar
how-online-students-avoid-burnout

How Online Students Can Avoid Burnout

By Dave Tomar
The Career Benefits From Online College

The Career Benefits From Online College

By Dave Tomar
Is an online bachelor’s degree in accounting worth it?

Is an Online Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting Worth It?

By Jenn Finley
How CBOs can Help you Get Into a Top Online College

How CBOs can Help you Get Into a Top Online College

By Dave Tomar
forms-of-government-study-starter

25 Forms of Government—A Study Starter

By Dave Tomar and Dr. James Barham
sociology-influential-books

25 Most Influential Books in Sociology 2010-2020

By Dr. James Barham
College Budgeting: A Guide for Students

College Budgeting: A Guide for Students

By Dave Tomar and Wayne Downs
anthropology-history-1900-1949

A Brief History of Anthropology: 1900-1949

By Dr. James Barham
10 Best Higher Education Websites

10 Best Higher Education Websites

By Laura-Leigh Todd
jeff-selingo-book-review-who-gets-in-and-why

Book Review: Jeff Selingo’s Who Gets In & Why — A Year Inside College Admissions

By Dave Tomar
College Tuition Inflation: A Deep Dive Into the Soaring Cost of College Over the Past 60 Years

College Tuition Inflation: A Deep Dive Into the Soaring Cost of College Over the Past 60 Years

By Krystle Dodge
What Jobs Can I Get With an Online Master's Degree in Psychology?

What Jobs Can I Get With an Online Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity?

By Jenn Finley
Is an Online Master's Degree in Cybersecurity Worth It?

Is an Online Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity Worth It?

By Jenn Finley
how-to-become-cybersecurity-analyst

How to Become a Cybersecurity Analyst

By Dave Tomar and Dr. Winston Ewert
10-things-to-do-summer-before-college

10 Things To Do the Summer Before College

By Dave Tomar
What Jobs Can I Get With an Online Bachelor's Degree in Accounting?

What Jobs Can I Get With an Online Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting?

By Jenn Finley
Why Visit Campus Before Picking Your Online College?

Why Visit Campus Before Picking Your Online College?

By Dave Tomar
Thinking of Taking a Gap Year Before Online College? Here's What You Should Know.

Should You Take a Gap Year Before Online College?

By Dave Tomar
11 Best College Search Tools

11 Best College Search Tools

By Laura-Leigh Todd
Academic Influence Announces Publication of The Complete Guide To Contract Cheating in Higher Education

Academic Influence Announces Publication of The Complete Guide To Contract Cheating in Higher Education

By Dave Tomar
start-college-application

When Should You Start College Applications?

By Shannon Fennell
Top 11 College Websites for High School Students

Top 11 College Websites for High School Students

By Laura-Leigh Todd
dual-enrollment

Dual Enrollment: How To Earn Community College Credits In High School

By Dave Tomar
The Best Degrees of the Future–20 Future-Proof College Students Should Consider

The Best Degrees for the Future: 20 Future-Proof Degrees College Students Should Consider

By Dave Tomar
The 20 Best Degrees For Working From Home

The 20 Best Degrees For Working From Home

By Laura-Leigh Todd
10 Best College Websites for Parents

10 Best College Websites for Parents

By Laura-Leigh Todd
wars-shaped-modern-world-study-starter

20 Wars That Shaped the Modern World—A Study Starter

By Dave Tomar and Dr. James Barham
most-influential-psychologist-study-starter

The 25 Most Influential Psychologists of All Time–A Study Starter

By Dave Tomar
questions-to-ask-college-admissions-counselors

5 Questions You Should Ask College Admissions Counselors

By Neil Chyten and Dave Tomar
facts-about-ivy-league-admissions

7 Facts About Ivy League Admissions

By Dave Tomar
college-admissions-consultants-address-inequality

How College Admissions Consultants Can Address Inequality in Higher Education

By Dave Tomar
earth-science-2000-2020

A Brief History of Earth Sciences: 2000-2020

By Bradley A. Alaniz and Dr. Jed Macosko
should-non-christians-go-to-christian-colleges

Should non-Christians go to Christian Colleges?

By Dave Tomar and Wayne Downs
bright-notes/heller-catch-22-hero

Study Guide to Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

By Jenn Finley
how-many-schools-to-apply-to

How Many Schools Should I Apply To?

By Dave Tomar
why-go-to-community-college

Why You Should Go to Community College

By Dave Tomar
tips-for-adjusting-to-school-online

10 Tips for Adjusting to School Online

By Dave Tomar
agile-classroom-part-one

The Agile Classroom, Pt. 1—What Is It?

By Joshua Farris
why-alumni-matter

Why Do Alumni Matter?

By Dave Tomar
College Rankings Held Hostage

College Rankings Held Hostage: The Undeserved Monopoly of US News Rankings

By Dr. Ross Gulik

The Use and Abuse of Academic Metrics

By Dave Tomar and Wayne Downs
most-popular-college-degrees

10 Most Popular College Degrees

By Dave Tomar and Wayne Downs
bright-notes/lessing-golden-notebook-hero

Study Guide to The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing

By Jenn Finley
bright-notes/frank-diary-of-young-girl-hero

Study Guide to The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

By Jenn Finley
college-students-make-most-of-winter-break

10 Ways College Students Can Make the Most of Winter Break

By Dave Tomar
learn-to-read-by-watching-tv

Learn to Read By Watching More TV! (How closed captioning can improve reading comprehension)

By Dave Tomar
careers-in-earth-science

Careers in Earth Sciences

By Dave Tomar and Dr. Jed Macosko
popular-data-science-course-list

Popular Data Science Course Lists

By Dave Tomar and Dr. Winston Ewert
bright-notes/gay-beggars-opera-hero

Study Guide to The Beggar’s Opera by John Gay

By Jenn Finley
should-i-take-winter-classes

Should I Take Winter Classes?

By Dave Tomar
cybersecurity-training-for-veterans

Cybersecurity Training for Veterans

By Dave Tomar
100-best-rock-bands-25-1

The 100 Best Rock Bands of All Time: 25-1

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/leguin-left-hand-of-darkness

Study Guide to The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin

By Jenn Finley
Starting Online College in the Fall? Spend the Summer Getting Ready

How to Prepare for Online College This Summer

By Dave Tomar
online-education-covid-19

Online Education and COVID-19 — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/dinesen-out-of-africa-hero

Study Guide to Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen

By Jenn Finley
bright-notes/maugham-of-human-bondage-hero

Study Guide to Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

By Jenn Finley
halloween-at-college

Halloween at College: Ten Awesome Campus Traditions

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/lewis-babbitt-hero

Study Guide to Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

By Jenn Finley
bright-notes/cleaver-soul-on-ice-hero

Study Guide to Soul on Ice by Eldridge Cleaver

By Jenn Finley

5 Reasons You Should Take Logic Your First Year in College

By Dr. Bruce L. Gordon
ways-online-education-can-be-more-effective-than-traditional-education

5 Ways Online Education Can Be More Effective Than Traditional Classroom Education

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/doctorow-ragtime-hero

Study Guide to Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow

By Jenn Finley
anthropology-history-2000-2020

A Brief History of Anthropology: 2000-2020

By Dr. James Barham
data-science-bootcamps

Data Science Bootcamps

By Dave Tomar
best-environmental-science-programs-professors

The Best Environmental Science Programs and Professors

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/west-day-of-locust-hero

Study Guide to The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West

By Jenn Finley
mathematics-1950-2000

A Brief History of Mathematics: 1950–2000

By Dr. James Barham and Dr. Jed Macosko
controversial-topic-hacking

Controversial Topic: Hacking

By Dave Tomar
supply-side-academics-peer-review

A Review of Peer Review: What’s wrong with scholarly publishing?

By Dr. Robert J. Marks II
Bright Notes study guides

Understand Classic Books with Bright Notes Study Guides

By Jenn Finley
tips-for-online-education-beginners

Top 10 Tips for Online Education Beginners

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/adams-education-of-henry-adams-hero

Study Guide to The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

By Jenn Finley
What Do College Admissions Coaches Do?

What Do College Admissions Coaches Do?

By Dave Tomar
best-college-basketball-mascots

Who Has the Best College Basketball Mascots?

By Dave Tomar
online-students-prevent-senioritis

How Online Students Can Prevent Senioritis

By Dave Tomar
mathematics-influential-books

25 Most Influential Books in Mathematics 2010–2020

By Dr. James Barham
is-online-education-more-effective

Is Online Education More Effective?

By Dan Edelen and Dave Tomar
religious-studies-influential-books

25 Most Influential Books in Religious Studies

By Dr. James Barham
criminal-justice-criminology-influential-books

25 Most Influential Criminal Justice and Criminology Books 2010–2020

By Dr. James Barham
career-services-for-online-college-students

The Importance of Career Services for Online College Students

By Dave Tomar
political-science-influential-books

25 Most Influential Political Science Books 2010–2020

By Dr. James Barham
bright-notes/hugo-les-miserables-hero

Study Guide to Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

By Jenn Finley
bright-notes/chaucer-canterbury-tales

Study Guide to The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

By Jenn Finley
covid-admission-testing-upside-down

COVID-19 Turns Admission Testing Upside Down—and Maybe That’s a Good Thing

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/chopin-awakening-hero

Study Guide to The Awakening by Kate Chopin

By Jenn Finley
online-students-get-better-sleep

How Online Students Can Get Better Sleep

By Dave Tomar
online-colleges-that-start-anytime

Online Colleges That Start Anytime and the Benefits of a Self-Paced Education

By Dave Tomar
mathematics-2000-2020

A Brief History of Mathematics: 2000-2020

By Dr. James Barham and Dr. Jed Macosko
controversial-topic-nuclear-energy

Controversial Topic: Nuclear Energy

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/goethe-faust-hero

Study Guide to Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

By Jenn Finley
bright-notes/bronte-jane-eyre-hero

Study Guide to Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

By Jenn Finley
bright-notes/dreiser-sister-carrie-hero

Study Guide to Sister Carrie by Theodore Dresier

By Jenn Finley
earth-science-1900-1949

A Brief History of Earth Sciences: 1900-1949

By Bradley A. Alaniz and Dr. Jed Macosko
economics-influential-books

25 Most Influential Economics Books 2010–2020

By Dr. James Barham
bright-notes/tolkien-fellowship-of-rings-hero

Study Guide to The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

By Jenn Finley
outsized-influence-of-reputation-survey

The Problematic Influence of Reputation Surveys in College Ranking

By Dave Tomar
Why Is My Professor So Weird? Here are 10 Possible Reasons

Why Is My Professor So Weird? Here are 10 Possible Reasons

By Dave Tomar
college-more-than-getting-a-job

Going to College is About More Than Just Getting a Job

By Dave Tomar
data-science-tools-trends-books

Data Science Tools & Trends and Books for Data Science

By Dave Tomar and Dr. Winston Ewert
best-online-business-courses

Best Online Business Courses

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/swift-gullivers-travels-hero

Study Guide to Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift

By Jenn Finley
best-it-security-careers

Best IT Security Careers

By Dave Tomar and Dr. Winston Ewert
philosophy-1950-2000

A Brief History of Philosophy: 1950-2000

By Dr. James Barham
controversial-topic-freedom-of-speech

Controversial Topic: Censorship and Freedom of Speech

By Dave Tomar
anthropology-history-pre-1900

A Brief History of Anthropology: Pre-1900

By Dr. James Barham
controversial-topic-electoral-college

Controversial Topic: Electoral College

By Dave Tomar
What's the difference between college admissions coaching and college admissions consulting?

What’s the difference between college admissions coaching and college admissions consulting?

By Dave Tomar
business-influential-books

25 Most Influential Books in Business 2010–2020

By Dr. James Barham
How to Get Into Harvard

How to Get Into Harvard

By Dave Tomar
How much does an online MBA cost?

How much does an online MBA cost?

By Dave Tomar
about-environmental-science

About Environmental Science

By Dave Tomar and Dr. Jed Macosko
What jobs can you get with an online MBA?

What jobs can you get with an online MBA?

By Dave Tomar
early-admission-compounding-inequality

Is Early Admission Compounding Inequality at America’s Colleges?

By Dave Tomar
how-online-students-get-writing-help

How Can Online Students Get Writing Help?

By Dave Tomar
history-of-hbcus-in-america

The History of HBCUs in America

By Dan Edelen and Dave Tomar

Why and How Every College Student Should Learn Some Coding

By Chatty Garrate
what-is-grammarly

What Is Grammarly, and Is It Cheating?

By Dave Tomar
college-students-thanksgiving-break

College Students, Thanksgiving Break, and Traveling During the Pandemic

By Dave Tomar
How to get an online master's degree in cybersecurity

How to Get an Online Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity

By Jenn Finley
history-of-black-history-month

The History of Black History Month

By Dave Tomar

The Secret to Gaining Admission at Harvard and MIT

By Dr. Ross Gulik
mental-health-online-education

Don’t Neglect Your Mental Health While Getting Your Online Education

By Dave Tomar
overcoming-administrative-bloat

Overcoming Administrative Bloat in Higher Education

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/remarque-all-quiet-on-western-front-hero

Study Guide to All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

By Jenn Finley
vaccine-mandates-higher-education

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/petronius-satyricon-hero

Study Guide to Satyricon by Petronius

By Jenn Finley
funny-controversial-topics

10 Funny Controversial Topics for Your Thanksgiving Dinner

By Dave Tomar
growing-up-with-artificial-intelligence

Growing Up with Artificial Intelligence

By Dr. Erik Larson
should-i-go-to-elite-college

Should I go to an elite college?

By Dave Tomar
Best college football mascots

Who Has the Best College Football Mascots?

By Dave Tomar
majoring-in-marijuana

Majoring in Marijuana: Best Colleges for Studying Cannabis

By Dave Tomar
How to Get Into Stanford

How to Get Into Stanford

By Dave Tomar
hitting-college-application-deadlines

Guide to Hitting Your College Application Deadlines

By Dave Tomar
how-can-i-study-for-online-finals

How Can I Study For Online Finals?

By Dave Tomar
march-madness

March Madness: 10 Tips For Winning Your Pool

By Dave Tomar
what-is-wrong-with-using-graduation-rates

What’s wrong with using graduation rates to rank colleges?

By Dave Tomar
how-do-we-save-small-colleges

How Do We Save Small Colleges?

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-black-lives-matter

Controversial Topic: Black Lives Matter

By Dave Tomar
online-education-cybersecurity

What Are Your Cybersecurity Risks During Your Online Education?

By Dave Tomar and Dr. Winston Ewert
graduate-in-four-years

How To Graduate in Four Years

By Dave Tomar
tips-for-undeclared-major

10 Tips for Success as an Undeclared Student

By Dave Tomar
influential-infamy

Influence, Infamy, and the Case of Osama bin Laden

By Dave Tomar
application-inflation-illusion-college-selectivity

Application Inflation and the Illusion of College Selectivity

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/vonnegut-slaughterhouse-five-hero

Study Guide to Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

By Jenn Finley
academic-analytics-big-data-tenure-track

Academic Analytics, Big Data, and the Tenure Track

By Dr. Mike Nietzel
online-college-students-spring-break

How Do Online College Students Do Spring Break?

By Dave Tomar
schools/rowan-university-college-of-engineering

Rowan University: How an Engineer’s Unusual Donation Helped Catapult a Public University to Prominence in Academics and Research

By Krystle Dodge
bright-notes/morrison-beloved-hero

Study Guide to Beloved by Toni Morrison

By Jenn Finley
biology-influential-books

25 Most Influential Biology Books 2010–2020

By Dr. James Barham
agile-classroom-part-two

The Agile Classroom, Pt. 2—How To Do It

By Joshua Farris
bright-notes/mitchell-gone-with-wind-hero

Study Guide to Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

By Jenn Finley
difference-between-education-intelligence

What is the Difference Between Education and Intelligence?

By Dan Edelen and Dave Tomar
bright-notes/tolstoy-war-peace-hero

Study Guide to War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

By Jenn Finley
college-is-still-worth-money

College Is Still Worth the Money…If You Can Complete It

By Dave Tomar
earth-sciences-influential-books

25 Most Influential Books in Earth Sciences/Geosciences 2010–2020

By Dr. James Barham
student-cheating-surge

The Student Cheating Surge Lurking in the Shadows of COVID-19

By Dave Tomar
computer-science-2000-2020

A Brief History of Computer Science: 2000-2020

By Dr. Erik Larson
back-to-school-after-endless-summer

Back To School...What Comes After the Endless Summer?

By Dave Tomar
studying-myths-debunked

Top 10 Myths About Studying Debunked

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-foreign-aid

Controversial Topic: Foreign Aid

By Dave Tomar
physics-influential-books

25 Most Influential Physics Books 2010–2020

By Dr. James Barham and Dr. Jed Macosko
Are MBA admissions consultants worth it?

Are MBA admissions consultants worth it?

By Dr. David Nguyen and Dave Tomar
get-masters-degree-online

Should I get a master’s degree online?

By Dave Tomar
Are College Admissions Consultants Worth It?

Are College Admissions Consultants Worth It?

By Dave Tomar

Christian Colleges That Resist Political Pandering

By Dr. Mike Nietzel
bright-notes/kesey-one-flew-over-cuckoos-nest-hero

Study Guide to One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey

By Jenn Finley

Even Superstar Students Need Help: The Cautionary Tale of Elizabeth Holmes

By Dr. David Nguyen
history-influential-books

25 Most Influential Books in History (Historiography) 2010–2020

By Dr. James Barham
Kerbal Space Program image

Get Smarter: 26 Apps & Video Games to Sharpen Your Mind

By Ethan Edelen
bright-notes/connelly-green-pastures

Study Guide to The Green Pastures by Marc Connelly

By Jenn Finley
100-best-rock-bands-100-76

The 100 Best Rock Bands of All Time: 100–76

By Dave Tomar
100-best-rock-bands-50-26

The 100 Best Rock Bands of All Time: 50–26

By Dave Tomar