The algorithm didn’t like my essay
As a professor and a parent, I have long dreamed of finding a software program that helps every student learn to write well. It would serve as a…
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California cuts threaten the status of universities
Class sizes have increased, courses have been cut and tuition has been raised — repeatedly. Fewer colleges are offering summer classes. Administrators rely increasingly on higher tuition from…
A gap in college graduates leaves some cities behind
As cities like this one try to reinvent themselves after losing large swaths of their manufacturing sectors, they are discovering that one of the most critical ingredients for…
At CUNY, stricter admissions bring ethnic shift
More than a decade after the City University of New York ended open admissions to its four-year colleges, a marked shift has occurred at its top institutions as…
New fight on a speaker at a Catholic university
Among politically conservative Roman Catholics, Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, was already at the top of the list of Catholic public officials considered to…
Backer of Common Core school curriculum is chosen to lead College Board
David Coleman, an architect of the common core curriculum standards that are being adopted in nearly all 50 states, will become the president of the College Board, starting…
Law school plans to offer web courses for master’s
The law school of Washington University announced Tuesday that it would offer, entirely online, a master’s degree in United States law intended for lawyers practicing overseas, in partnership…
California chosen as home for computing institute
The Simons Foundation, which specializes in science and math research, has chosen the University of California, Berkeley, as host for an ambitious new center for computer science, the…
Computer science for the rest of us
Reading, writing and — refactoring code? Many professors of computer science say college graduates in every major should understand software fundamentals, the New York Times reports.
‘Garage universities’ are bracing for school reform
There are no ivy-covered walls at Alfredo Pérez Guerrero University. No quad. No soccer fields. The entire campus fits in four small, rented buildings on the fringes of…