To harness MOOCs, focus on the outcomes
Many states are wrestling with how to achieve the twin goals of making higher education both more affordable and accessible to their citizens, Excelsior President John Ebersole writes…
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University establishes flipped learning training center for faculty
San Jose State University, known as the public university serving Silicon Valley, will be home to a program that will train faculty members from across California in how…
University scientists join Obama’s BRAIN initiative
Scientists from The Rockefeller University and Stanford University are part of a "dream team" assembled to create a real-time map of the human brain after President Barack Obama…
NJ professor’s quixotic quest to be Iran president
The man who wants to be the next president of Iran sits in a hotel lobby, steps from his office and thousands of miles away from the country…
Top China college in focus with ties to army’s cyber-spying unit
Faculty members at a top Chinese university have collaborated for years on technical research papers with a People's Liberation Army (PLA) unit accused of being at the heart…
Can the best American universities stand on their own abroad?
Universities are building branch campuses around the world, but can an ivory-tower education really be exported without destroying the original mission? Asks the Huffington Post.
Universities abroad join partnerships on the web
Over the last year, elite American universities have raced to stake out a place in the new world of free online courses — and now, universities around the…
German Education Minister quits amid plagiarism scandal
German Education Minister Annette Schavan resigned on Saturday after being stripped of her doctorate for alleged plagiarism, in an embarrassing blow to her ally Angela Merkel, Reuters reports.
‘Girl Rising’ spotlights need for girls’ education
Just because a film isn't finished doesn't mean it can't get buzz at Sundance, the Associated Press reports.
Rise of the next digital divide: Women and the web
A first-of-its-kind report gathered data from thousands of women in developing countries to shed light on the lack of women on the web. On average, 25 percent fewer…