Pen and paper ‘beats computers for retaining knowledge’
University students find it easier to retain information when using books and handwriting notes rather than computers, according to a survey of European and Asian students.
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Pasadena City College restored to full accreditation by regional board
A regional board that previously threatened to revoke Pasadena City College’s accreditation over turmoil between the administration and faculty restored the community college to its full status.
Enablers, but for Boot Camps
Ed-tech companies are seeing a new market of program management developing as colleges get into the coding boot camp business.
San Francisco becomes first city to offer free community college tuition to all residents
San Francisco is partnering with a community college to offer free tuition to city residents starting next fall.
European graduate enrolment in US rises 8 per cent
The number of European graduate students enrolling at US universities rose by 8 per cent in the year to autumn 2016 ...
The ‘Black Hole’ of College Sports
Baylor University’s former head football coach covered up his players’ sexual violence and other troubling behaviors for years ...
OCC signs warn students against recording classes without permission
Almost two months after a secretly recorded video of an Orange Coast College professor's post-election comments about President Trump touched off a nationwide firestorm ...
Tuition-free college gains ground
Free tuition. Just the words bring a smile to the face of Genesis Mosquera, a 23-year-old Stamford resident who is working her way through Norwalk Community College ...
UK Private provider figures raise questions over completion rates
Figures on UK private providers have raised renewed questions about the number of students claiming public loans to study sub-degree courses at for-profit colleges, but leaving without qualifications.
FBI recovers rare, local history stolen from Girard
Two rare documents are back where they belong after FBI agents tell Eyewitness News someone stole them from Girard College.
