University is uneasy as court ruling allows guns on campus
During her 19 years teaching English at the University of Colorado Boulder, Karen Jacobs never gave much thought to whether one of her students was carrying a gun,…
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Online mentors to guide women into the sciences
Hundreds of prominent women working in science, technology, engineering and math will become online mentors for college students next month, part of a six-week program to encourage young…
Studies find more students cheating, with high achievers no exception
Large-scale cheating has been uncovered over the last year at some of the nation’s most competitive schools, like Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, the Air Force Academy and,…
On campus, an experiment to save local news
From the rattling cicadas at twilight to the willow trees bending in the late summer heat, the lush campus of Mercer University seems like the last place to…
Court rulings help illegal immigrants’ college-bound children
Several states with financial difficulties have moved quietly in recent years to reduce spending on college education by denying low tuition rates and financial aid to American citizens…
Harvard says 125 students may have cheated on a final exam
Harvard University revealed Thursday what could be its largest cheating scandal in memory, saying that about 125 students might have worked in groups on a take-home final exam…
Free online course will rely on multiple sites
A group of online-learning ventures is collaborating on a new kind of free class to be offered this fall, known ... Read more
A college lifts a hurdle for illegal immigrants
Monday is the first day of the school year for Metropolitan State University of Denver, a compact, urban campus in the heart of the city’s downtown, the New…
Caltech gives new meaning to ‘academically ineligible’
Athletics are not the hallmark of the California Institute of Technology. Its baseball team has lost 227 games in a row and its women’s volleyball team has lost…
Opinion: Filling the skills gap
A man named Gerald Chertavian came by my office not long ago, and, by the time he left, I was filled with renewed appreciation for the potential of…