Tech talk podcast: Evolving relationships and privacy
The New York Times presents a podcast by professor Sherry Turkle of M.I.T., who discusses her new book “Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less…
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Amid cuts, public colleges step up appeals to alumni
As state legislatures cut back support for higher education, public colleges and universities across the country are turning to their alumni, hat in hand, as never before--hiring consultants,…
College’s policy on troubled students raises questions
Many people had a glimpse of the deep delusions and festering anger of Jared L. Loughner, but none seemed in a better position to connect the dots than…
Former student sues college over stay in a mental ward
At Brooklyn College, in 2008, Sophia Chinemerem Eze went to the security staff there, saying she had experienced problems with her off-campus roommates and suspected that her landlord…
Red flags at a college, but tied hands
Jared L. Loughner is accused of trying to assassinate Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona on Saturday, reports the New York Times.
Georgia facing a hard choice on free tuition
Students here at the University of Georgia have a name for some of the fancy cars parked in the lots around campus. They call them Hopemobiles. But there…
Tablets, compared
2010 was supposed to be the Year of the Tablet, says the New York Times. That did not really happen--the flood of product was reduced to a trickle,…
Publisher tinkers with Twain
A new edition of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is missing something, reports the New York Times.
With Common Application, many find a technical difficulty in common, too
The Common Application, the admission form accepted by more than 400 colleges and universities, was created in part to ease the burden on high school seniors. No longer…
Colleges rethink R.O.T.C. after ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal
The Senate vote to repeal the 17-year old “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy against gay men and lesbians serving openly in the armed forces removes a reason that…