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Six tips for liberal arts colleges to produce employable grads
Seniors graduating this May started their college careers shrouded by the dark cloud of economic insecurity. In September 2008, they were eager freshmen adjusting to campus life when the subprime…
Computer science for the rest of us
Reading, writing and — refactoring code? Many professors of computer science say college graduates in every major should understand software fundamentals, the New York Times reports.…
Colleges offer courses and training for flying unmanned drones
For students who haven't yet declared a major, they might want to consider learning how to fly unmanned predator drones, the Huffington Post reports. …
Students with big ideas to convene for Clinton Global Initiative University
Three students at George Washington University want to build low-cost bamboo bicycles for transportation in sub-Saharan Africa. A junior at New York University wants to make a doll for every…
UMBC’s quiet revolution in teaching science is earning school extra credit
The academic pedigree of the University of Maryland Baltimore County doesn’t leap off the page, the Washington Post reports. …
For 2nd year, a sharp drop in law school entrance tests
Legal diplomas are apparently losing luster, reports the New York Times.…
Man who paid students to drop out of college to teach at Stanford
Peter Thiel, the superstar Silicon Valley investor, has famously dismissed university as a waste of time and money, and even offered students cash to drop out. But his views apparently…
Some teens start college work early via dual enrollment
Senioritis is said to sap the energy, dull the mind, and waste the time of high school students. But some teens have found a cure for the blahs: "Dual" or…
University president: ‘Blended learning’ could save money on remedial education
University of Charleston President Ed Welch admits sharing faculty through expanded digital capabilities is not a bedrock principle of a liberal arts education. But to provide enhanced learning opportunities and…
Professor Gaga? Lady Gaga teaches youth at the launch of the Born This Way Foundation
When I think Harvard I think of two things: education and Legally Blonde. I definitely do not think of Lady Gaga. So, when I was asked to attend her "Born…