Babylon claims its chatbot beats GPs at medical exam
Claims that a chatbot can diagnose medical conditions as accurately as a GP have sparked a row between the software's creators and UK doctors.
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Lessons learned from a consortium that fizzled
Four liberal arts colleges teamed up to work together on MOOCs. Their paths diverged, but the experience was far from a waste of time and energy.
How a down-and-out broker got U. of Mich. to invest $95M
A former pension manager barred by the Securities and Exchange Commission helped convince his former colleague — the man who oversees the University of Michigan's endowment — to pour nearly $100 million into funds he represented.
Recruiting slump bumps US private colleges into ‘market shakeout’
List of universities closing down predicted to grow rapidly
Overseas graduate returnees seek opportunities in new first-tier cities
China is embracing a massive influx of returnees, as a growing number of overseas-educated graduates return to the country to seek job opportunities, a recent report found.
Senate jump-starts process for new career-education law
Bipartisan agreement to reauthorize Perkins Career and Technical Education law would give more authority to states to determine progress of federal skills training program.
Rider University, buyer ink deal for Westminster Choir College
Rider University announced on Thursday it has signed a purchase and sale agreement with the Chinese company to sell its Westminster Choir College in Princeton.
Furor on Claim Women’s Choices Create Gender Gap in Comp Sci
Lecturer at University of Washington says he's standing up to political correctness. Many challenge his facts.
Colleges connect the textbooks
How colleges are integrating digital textbooks with back-end learning and administrative systems
Digging Deeper on Student Loan Default Rates
Crisis-level student loan default rates among black borrowers and those who attended for-profits cannot be explained fully by students' backgrounds, study finds, including measures of income, employment and parental wealth.
