Graded on Looks
Study finds that attractive female students earn higher grades than unattractive female students do.
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Higher ed commission program encourages college dropouts to return
Indiana’s colleges and universities want to get dropouts back to class.
The ‘unprecedented’ case of the missing Hong Kong bookseller
When four associates of the Causeway Bay Bookstore went missing last October, it was their colleague, Paul Lee who raised the alarm.
Mark Zuckerberg unveils 2016 plans for artificially intelligent butler
Mark Zuckerberg wants to build an artificially intelligent assistant in 2016 to help run his home and assist him at work
Moocs: international credit transfer system edges closer
Six universities in talks on global credit transfer system for online courses
‘Not Blacklisted,’ but ‘Not Reputed’
Reports of Indian students being turned away by customs officials and prevented from boarding U.S.-bound flights cast spotlight on two little-known California institutions with 90 percent-plus international enrollment.
Another Houston university opts out of campus carry
The University of St. Thomas in Houston announced Dec. 21 that it would opt out of Texas’ new campus carry law ...
How to have yourself a merry cyber-safe Christmas
Fifteen years is a long time in cybersecurity, so it seemed like a good time to revisit these "laws" and put them in the a context you might encounter this Christmas ...
Birmingham’s ancient Koran history revealed
When the University of Birmingham revealed that it had fragments from one of the world's oldest Korans, it made headlines around the world.
Smog alerts promote online education
Beijing's two recent red alerts for air pollution led to the suspension of classes at primary and middle schools in the capital, but online education platforms experienced a boom.
