With the nation debating models and metrics for the federal government’s rating of America’s more than 4,000 colleges and universities, there’s one crucial area that no one talks…
Famed inventor, entrepreneur, author, and futurist Ray Kurzweil announced that he has been hired by search engine giant Google as a director of engineering focused on machine learning…
The vast collection of J.R.R. Tolkien manuscripts initially sold senior Joe Kirchoff on Marquette University, reports the Associated Press—so when the school offered its first course devoted exclusively…
The University of Iowa has become the nation's first public university to include optional questions about sexual orientation and gender identity on its application, reports the Associated Press—a…
Back in January, the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show broke attendance records, with 156,153 people coming to see what’s hot in tech, the Washington Post reports. And this…
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Facebook is making changes to its privacy settings, The New York Times reports. First, it is improving some privacy protections.…
Once banished from Apple's iOS, Google Maps has returned to the mobile platform in the form of a standalone app, CNET reports. The official Google Maps app returned…
The University of Virginia was put on warning Dec. 11 by an accrediting panel that found indications the school broke governance rules in a failed attempt to oust…
College classes are important, so we hope most people are in class more than they party. Thus, a great classroom experience should really shape your college selection, the…