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…
Former software company executive Greg Gianforte’s latest initiative is to push more Montana students to pursue computer-science degrees, which he says are in great demand and can boost…
At first blush, the unassuming Bielefeld University of Applied Science — a small public technical college in a small German city — has little in common with the…
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are one of those "pedagogical practices that are current and relevant to the new generation of learners," to use a description featured prominently…
In a packed pub in midtown Manhattan, Ryan Flagherty is surrounded on three sides by people clamoring for his attention, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Foreign policy brings us the expression “leading from behind” and the phrase might also describe the thing that is parenthood – especially during the kids’ college search, the…
A former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers is giving Georgetown University $100 million to found a school of public policy that will bear his family name, the…
Delaware announced on Wednesday a new effort to encourage high-achieving low-income students to apply to top colleges, saying it would send application fee waivers and other information to…
The UK has reportedly launched its biggest online university project with more than 20 colleges offering free courses, The Times of India reports. The project, called FutureLearn, is…
Massive open online courses were supposed to revolutionize — and democratize — higher education, Politico reports. But two years since their debut, the initial buzz seems like nothing…
I am fascinated by predictions on the way that technology, lately in the form of massive open online courses (MOOCs), will change higher education, The Huffington Post reports.…
