Colleges angle for influential foreign students like Bo Guagua
His academic record was spotty, but as he applied for graduate studies in the United States, Bo Guagua would have looked like quite a catch to many universities,…
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Microsoft wins its biggest cloud computing client
Microsoft announced its biggest-ever customer for cloud computing - software that it hosts on behalf of clients and delivers over the Internet - after winning a contract to…
College exams work to deter cheating; problems abroad
College admissions officers on Wednesday welcomed new rules aimed at deterring cheating on entrance exams, but continued to raise concerns about fraud, especially among foreign applicants, Reuters reports.
Online startup seeks to rival the Ivy League
Former Silicon Valley CEO Ben Nelson has two years and $25 million to transform higher education, Reuters reports.
Is Samsung’s phablet the shape of things to come?
It's been likened to a piece of toast, a device for elephants and a throwback to the 1980s-style brick phone, Reuters reports.
After grad job slump, big hiring is back at U.S. colleges
Sean Chua expected the hunt for his first job after college to be tough. After all, he watched his brother struggle to find a position when he graduated…
Apollo’s Black donates $48 million to Dartmouth College
Apollo Global Management LLC co-founder Leon Black and his wife are contributing $48 million toward a state-of-the-art visual arts center at Dartmouth College that will open in September…
College exams work to deter cheating; problems abroad
U.S. college admissions officers on Wednesday welcomed new rules aimed at deterring cheating on entrance exams, but continued to raise concerns about fraud, especially among foreign applicants, Reuters…
Why college students stop short of a degree
Aspiring journalist Fruzsina Eordogh dropped out of Loyola University Chicago last spring, just a few classes shy of graduating, Reuters reports.
Virginia Tech loses wrongful death case from 2007 rampage
A jury on Wednesday found Virginia Tech negligent in the 2007 massacre at the university by being slow to issue a campus warning as the shooting spree unfolded,…