Americans’ Views of Online Courses
A majority of Americans believe online instruction is at least as good as classroom-based courses in terms of providing good value ...
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These degrees may have gone cold in Pennsylvania’s higher education system
The new head of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education was ominous in his remarks on Thursday regarding the future of the 14 universities he oversees.
Bringing high school classes to campus is latest technique in college recruitment
For most of his 17 years, Jordan Alexander has thought of Covenant College as the place he and his family "go to sled when it snows."
When Does a Scientist Get Called a Whore?
Before this weekend, the top discussion topics on the forum of Biology-Online -- which describes itself as the "world's largest and most comprehensive biology discussion board," were on mutations and body temperature.
Global network of research universities
Four of the world’s major research university groups released a joint statement in China on 10 October outlining the characteristics of contemporary research universities as the next step towards establishing an international network of the four associations.
Going Global
Laureate Education is big. Like 800,000 students attending 78 institutions in 30 countries big.
Black colleges push U.S. Congress to revoke student aid changes
A mere $600 stood between Christian Fair, 20, and his future this semester, when the U.S. Department of Education denied his parents a loan to help pay for his tuition and textbooks.
New Faces of Civic Learning
One can’t very well expect two dozen students who live an hour or more away from a campus to drive in for a community service project on a Saturday morning.
Autopsy video brings Penn State nursing forensics course ‘to life’
When an abuse victim dies, a forensic nurse is often involved in collecting evidence for the legal case.
Northeastern University president urges military to resume tuition aid
The Pentagon’s decision to suspend tuition assistance because of the government shutdown prompted Northeastern University president Joseph E. Aoun to send a strongly worded letter Sunday to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in a plea to reinstate the aid for active-duty service members.
