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.
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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.
Do MOOCs Help?
Unlike at colleges and universities, where students finish their studies and leave with a diploma, most learners who complete one of Coursera’s massive open online courses report benefits that help them in less measurable ways.
US ‘un-excellence’ initiative will harm institutions, says scholar
The US’ public higher education system has engaged in an “un-excellence initiative” that will lead to a drop in the quality of its universities ...
