Is higher-ed door too easy to open?
London's Metropolitan University is taking legal action after losing its right to admit non-EU students, the Christian Science Monitor reports.
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Congress must reform immigration laws that send top STEM graduates to China
Jonas Korlach left Cornell with a Ph.D. in biochemistry, a patent on technology that effectively reads the entire human genome, and an idea that spawned a company now…
College students: high in self-confidence but low in basic work skills
Today’s college students have been hit hard by the recession, but they exhibit a remarkable self-confidence that may outpace their skills for coping with the road that lies…
Making college affordable: five ways that states, schools are trying to help
Student debt and skyrocketing tuition make headlines. But this week, both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have sought to highlight the silver lining – examples of how states and…
In India, the challenge of building 50,000 colleges
Here's a job most 27-year-olds never get: starting up a new university—from scratch, reports the Christian Science Monitor.
Obama’s lowdown on higher education and student loan debt
Barack Obama can relate to one complaint from “Occupy” protesters. He and his wife once had to pay off $120,000 in student debt, the Christian Science Monitor reports.
How colleges are easing leap from war zone to classroom
You wouldn't think a lounge with couches, TVs, and computers would be key to a college student's success. But if that lounge is a place where military veterans…
In Penn State child sex abuse case, lessons for universities far and wide
The child sex abuse scandal that has rocked Penn State is, say college and university officials far from State College, Pa., not only a cautionary tale, but also…
For more innovation at colleges, push faculty to live near campus
Research shows that innovation and high productivity are most likely when thinkers interact in close physical spaces, swap information, and collaborate, says Justin D. Martin, Ph.D., CLAS-Honors Preceptor…
SAT cheating scandal: Are stakes getting too high for college admission?
The case of a Great Neck, N.Y., man accused of being paid to take the SAT for high school students is once again prompting questions nationwide about how…