Measuring Motivation
Like most colleges, the University of New Mexico is trying to help more of its at-risk students get to graduation.
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College boasts success after dropping SAT/ACT from admissions process
Last year, Hampton College in Virginia dropped standardized tests like the SAT and ACT from their admissions process.
Why teachers are ditching report cards
Lane Merrifield vividly recalls the stress his young son felt when he got his first "C" on a report card.
Scheme opens up PhD training opportunities at post-92s
A new multi-university doctoral training scheme is set to create one of the UK’s largest cohorts of PhD students.
A parent’s guide to AP classes
A 4.0 GPA isn’t enough to get into any college you want anymore.
Killing a Tenure-Like System
Faculty members at the State College of Florida don’t have tenure ...
How to recruit millennials? Pay their college loans
Along with competitive pay, employers offer a range of benefits in hopes of attracting the best and brightest workers.
The story of a shy academic
When I got my first academic job in 1996, it was easy enough to be invisible.
West Virginia University’s study uncovered Volkswagen emission plot
Researchers from West Virginia University said they had no idea their study of vehicle emissions from Volkswagen diesel cars would jolt the German auto manufacturer into an apology and send its stock price plummeting.
Chinese university offers dating course
The increasingly skewed sex ratio in China not only worries the parents of marriageable young people, but also their schools.
