Virtual reality technology ‘does not improve learning outcomes’
But research finds students prefer the mode over more traditional teaching methods
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Calif. student busts prof who said cops ‘need to be killed’
A UC-Davis student columnist uncovered years-old tweets from an anti-law enforcement professor.
Numbers show Iowa universities making a push for online learning
As soon as they popped into her inbox, the onslaught of promotional emails from universities were redirected to the virtual trash can.
Democratic Take on the Higher Education Act
Senate education committee's top Democrat, Patty Murray, says new higher ed law must take comprehensive approach and tackle college affordability.
Universities switch on to YouTube student influencers
Student vloggers are the perfect 'weapon to target university applicants', increasingly regarded as more powerful than other marketing methods
Specialty master’s programs attract graduate students
In what may be the beginning of a larger trend, many business students find the typical two-year MBA program is unnecessary when a specialized master’s program can be completed in half the time.
Who Controls Confucius Institutes?
Two new government reports look at questions of Chinese government control over Confucius Institutes hosted by U.S. campuses.
UMN offers ‘relevance’ of Marxism course
The University of Minnesota is offering a course in spring 2019 on the "relevance" of Marxism.
International higher education’s borders are impassable to the poor
The difficulties even of obtaining a scholarship to study in the West amount to systemic exclusion
The Rwandan design school re-shaping Africa’s future
Spending his days designing high-end residences for South Africa's ultra rich, architect Tshepo Mokholo was miserable.
