More high school grads than ever are going to college, but 1 in 5 will quit
While the proportion of U.S. high school graduates enrolling in college has been rising, so has the proportion who are leaving without receiving a degree.
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Princeton and Stanford Drop SAT/ACT Writing Test
Princeton will now require applicants to submit a graded writing sample. Only 23 colleges now require the test.
The 11 most dangerous things Donald Trump said in his Montana speech
On Thursday night, President Donald Trump flew to Montana to headline a rally for Matt Rosendale, the Republican nominee against Sen. Jon Tester (D) this November.
Is a credit crisis curbing climate action by poor countries?
Climate change is already set to hit some of the world's poorest countries hardest, as changing weather patterns and rising sea levels take hold.
New UK visa scheme announced for skilled foreign researchers
Initiative will allow UKRI to sponsor researchers from outside the EU, but key questions unanswered
Did Silicon Valley win the copyright war?
Did European politicians succumb to pressure from Silicon Valley and its powerful lobbying machine when they voted down a measure which would have rewarded publishers and artists?
Design-focused university-the best thing since French fries (which are also Belgian)
Howest is a university of applied sciences with four campuses in Flanders (Kortrijk and Bruges), the Dutch-speaking northern part of Belgium.
Preparation Is the Secret Sauce for Writing a Great Senior Thesis
Senior theses are widely used to let students demonstrate what they've learned in undergrad, but the factors that lead to a high-quality product are not what you might expect, researchers say.
Zombie academic on the march
Undead professor deployed as critique of managerialism and teaching evaluation at a UK conference
Uber and Lyft want to be about so much more than cars
The future of ride-sharing is moving beyond cars to include electric scooters, bikes, and even public transit as Uber and Lyft race headlong into "new modalities."
