UCLA student joins Libyan rebel fight-for vacation
There are many untraditional ways to spend your summer vacation from college, but perhaps UCLA student Chris Jeon has found the most surprising: buying a one-way ticket to…
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UCLA student joins Libyan rebel fight-for vacation
There are many untraditional ways to spend your summer vacation from college, but perhaps UCLA student Chris Jeon has found the most surprising: buying a one-way ticket to…
Why is Northwestern University teaching journalism in Qatar?
Three years ago, Northwestern University opened a satellite campus for journalism and communications in Qatar, reports the Washington Post.
International admissions up in U.S. grad schools
Applications to U.S. graduate schools from international students surged in 2011, reaffirming the strength of American institutions in an increasingly competitive market for prosperous foreign students, according to…
U.S. higher education glossary available
What's the difference between a college and a university? Who are undergraduate students versus graduate students? What's the FAFSA? Studying in the United States can be confusing if…
HK teachers lash out at China patriotism lessons
Hong Kong's biggest teachers' union on Wednesday called on city officials to block a proposal to usher in mandatory classes about Chinese patriotism, the AFP reports.
Why are China’s universities losing their star students?
It happens every summer. In the weeks after the annual National College Entrance Examination, new high school graduates wait for the list, TIME reports.
New programs encourage education exchange
More students and academics will have study exchange opportunities in Australia and India, Australian Higher Education Minister Chris Evans says, according to Nine MSN News.
SUNY to have campus in South Korea
State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher and Stony Brook University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, today announced that the Ministry of Education, Science and…
How Finland became an education leader
Harvard professor Tony Wagner explains how the nation achieved extraordinary successes by deemphasizing testing, Salon reports.