No Deal on Business Major
Chicago's proposed undergraduate business major was short-lived, but the economics faculty found a way to save it, as a new "track."
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Something delicious is growing in the ‘sustainability underground’
“Why does it always have to be snakes?” Indiana Jones protested in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" as he hurtled into an Egyptian underworld.
How the internet is clogging up city streets
Traffic in New York is slowing down. Jams are endemic in Manhattan, especially in its business districts. Daytime traffic in the busiest areas now moves almost 20% more slowly than it did five years ago.
Building skills outside the classroom with new ways of learning
What differentiates the Mayfield Innovation Center from traditional classrooms is evident not just in the virtual reality technology, the 3-D printers or the open architecture that make the two-floor, 30,000-square-foot building seem less of a secondary school than a Google satellite office.
The U.N. Global Compact on a ‘common agenda for the world’
Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan created the U.N. Global Compact (UNGC) 17 years ago to align corporations on 10 universal sustainability principles and "give globalization a human face," said Lise Kingo, UNGC’s CEO and executive director.
This college wants to be the first 100% renewable campus in the U.S.
In 2015, the state of Hawaii committed to converting 100% of its energy supply to renewables by 2045.
Justice Department Investigates Early-Decision Admissions
Focus appears to be how some colleges share information about those admitted early. Common App asks applicants to consent to the practice.
French say ‘no deal’ to Springer as journal fight spreads
Research institutions, first in Germany and now in France, are finding that publishers do not cut off access to journals – even when they stop paying
Is the future of farming vertical?
A century ago, fresh produce had no choice but to be local and seasonal, but technology changed all of that.
Tenured Ky. professors could be fired under a late addition to the state budget
College professors in Kentucky are furious after learning language was reintroduced in the state budget that would allow universities to fire tenured faculty when making financial cuts.
