Education Aug 05 Pricey summer programs at elite universities may not give students admissions edge Many high school students are now enrolling in expensive pre-college summer courses they hope will catch the eye of admissions officers they’d like to impress. But some in the admissions departments say these courses don't give any extra weight.
Education Apr 02 Who is taking MOOCs? Teachers, says MIT-Harvard study A new MIT-Harvard study released on Wednesday finds that nearly 40 percent of learners who take open online courses are teachers. That finding has researchers wondering whether they can better design online courses once predicted to upend students’ experience to…
Education Mar 30 How much is too much when it comes to spending on college sports? With tuition and fees on the rise, a poll from Monmouth University finds a majority of Americans think universities with big-time athletic programs spend too much time and money on sports.
Education Jan 22 With more than 200,000 unfilled jobs, colleges push cybersecurity From UMass Boston to Vermont’s Champlain College, institutes of higher education are trying to boost the number of graduates in a field that barely existed ten years ago: cyber security. And they're scrambling to keep up with increased cyber security…
Education Jan 15 Struggling small, private college is new challenge for Ex-White House Chief of Staff For nearly six years, Andrew Card had a desk just outside the Oval Office. Today, the man who served as chief of staff under President George W. Bush is going back to college, taking the helm as the fifth president…
Education Jan 08 Could push to improve teacher training start by taking a cue from flight schools? The burn-out rate for teachers in this country is high. Nearly half leave the profession within five years. That doesn’t come without consequences, American schools are falling behind. Some teacher educators are looking for what it would take to better…
Education Oct 28 1 in 6 female undergrads sexually assaulted on MIT campus, survey finds In an unprecedented, broad-based survey, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology polled students about their attitudes and experiences with sexual assault on campus. One in six female undergraduate students who responded to the survey say they’ve experienced sexual assault on the…
Education Oct 15 Students react to decision to admit transgender students at Mount Holyoke This fall, Mount Holyoke College in Western Massachusetts became the second all-women's college in the U.S. to begin accepting applications from transgender students.
Nation Sep 03 Why so many college grads are highly-educated, well placed, and going nowhere Three years ago, sociologists Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa found that college students learn little while in school. Their book, Academically Adrift, shocked the academy and provoked angry responses. Now, the two provocateurs are back. Their sequel is called Aspiring…
Education Aug 25 Competing college rankings take different views of what matters The country’s best known college rankings are probably those published every year by U.S. News and World Report. While the rankings sell magazines and advertising, their influence is often criticized as pushing colleges to drive up admissions criteria and drive…