Students rush to web classes, but profits may be much later
In August, four months after Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng started the online education company Coursera, its free college courses had drawn in a million users, a faster…
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Campus protests return, but over rebranding
College students can have visceral reactions to many things — dormitory life, cafeteria food, midterms. And in this age of instant criticism online, another item can be added…
Florida may reduce tuition for select majors
Rick Scott, businessman turned politician, campaigned for governor in 2010 with promises to run Florida like a successful business — more efficiency, lower costs, less hand-wringing and measurable…
To stop climate change, students aim at college portfolios
A group of Swarthmore College students is asking the school administration to take a seemingly simple step to combat pollution and climate change: sell off the endowment’s holdings…
Hatching ideas, and companies, by the dozens at M.I.T.
How do you take particles in a test tube, or components in a tiny chip, and turn them into a $100 million company? Dr. Robert Langer, 64, knows…
A class where opening minds, not earning credits, is the point
Tuvan throat singing was never in my repertoire, says Tamar Lewin for the New York Times.
Financial worries pile on long before graduation
Money troubles interfere with the academic performance of about one-third of all college students, and a similar number of students regularly skip buying required academic materials because of…
Technology changing how students learn, teachers say
There is a widespread belief among teachers that students’ constant use of digital technology is hampering their attention spans and ability to persevere in the face of challenging…
Rising college costs pose test for Obama on education policies
In campaign stops across college campuses, and again in the debate on Tuesday, President Obama has promoted his efforts to make college more affordable, the New York Times…
University of Phoenix to shutter 115 locations
The University of Phoenix, the nation’s largest for-profit university, is closing 115 of its brick-and-mortar locations, including 25 main campuses and 90 smaller satellite learning centers, the New…