Do colleges court those least in need of education?
Several colleges recently announced triumphantly that their acceptance rates had set a new record – as low as, in some cases, 6 or 7 percent. I’m still waiting…
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A 70-mile march of teachable moments
This is the U.S. Naval Academy’s idea of spring break: a 70-mile march along the craggy spine of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in a sesquicentennial tribute to Confederate…
Why do women steer clear of engineering?
Whenever I read about a dearth of women in engineering, I am struck by the fact that many young women continue to resist the opportunities awaiting them in…
The most generous higher-ed donor ever?
Is Michael Bloomberg the most generous giver in higher education history? Officials at Johns Hopkins University totaled the New York mayor’s giving to mark Thursday’s opening of a…
NASA invites students to design technologies for deep space
NASA is inviting college students to design technologies that can be integrated into a habitat in which future astronauts could live and work in deep space, the Washington…
Fake college presidents invade Twitter
I wrote an article earlier this month about college students and recent alumni who have created Twitter accounts parodying their university presidents, says Jenna Johnson, columnist for the…
Some 2012 college admissions rates hit new lows
Ivy League schools along with some other highly selective colleges and universities have been proudly announcing historically low admissions rates for freshmen entering next fall — as if…
Six tips for liberal arts colleges to produce employable grads
Seniors graduating this May started their college careers shrouded by the dark cloud of economic insecurity. In September 2008, they were eager freshmen adjusting to campus life when…
Students with big ideas to convene for Clinton Global Initiative University
Three students at George Washington University want to build low-cost bamboo bicycles for transportation in sub-Saharan Africa. A junior at New York University wants to make a doll…
Six colleges dominate in research stature
Six schools — Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge, Oxford, MIT, and University of California, Berkeley — have effectively cornered the market on being “the best” in academic research, according to…