Vietnamese girls smuggled into China and sold as child brides
"When I woke up I didn't know that I was in China."
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Community college president suggests 2-year schools offer baccalaureate degrees
Some residents of the Flathead Valley want to get bachelor's degrees but can't leave their jobs or families.
Can we reduce CO2 emissions and grow the global economy?
Surprising new statistics show that the world economy is expanding while global carbon emissions remain at the same level.
New College of the Humanities offers its first MA
The New College of the Humanities is launching its first postgraduate degree this September at the same time as cutting its undergraduate fees from £18,000 to £12,000.
Why Namibia’s lions and leopards take prey from racist farms
At first sight it seems like an utterly bizarre observation, but dig beneath the surface and it makes a surprising amount of sense
£6m EU project aims to stamp out cheating in online assessment
'Tesla’ initiative will combine anti-plagiarism software with facial, voice and keystroke identification technology
MOOC With a Community College Twist
The steep investment is preventing two-year institutions from creating massive open online courses, but SUNY Broome Community College found a way -- and a purpose for one.
Tennessee Promise boasts 80 percent retention rate
More than 80 percent of Tennessee Promise students who went to college in the fall returned for their second semester...
Peabody’s coal bankruptcy and the new clean industrial era
Peabody Energy has filed for Chapter 11 U.S. bankruptcy protection, dealing a further blow to a global coal industry already reeling from low prices and tightening environmental regulations.
How satellites and big data can help to save the oceans
With new marine protected areas and an emerging U.N. treaty, global ocean conservation efforts are on the verge of a major advance.
