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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.
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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.
Apollo buys German for-profit college for $105 million
US for-profit provider Apollo Education Group has bought a German college for $105 million (£71 million).
Partnerships again center of higher education conversation
Union Graduate College and Clarkson University merge in early 2016, creating Clarkson University's Capital Region campus in Schenectady.
Fewer Americans have high-speed Internet at home than in 2013.
Those who don't have broadband service say it's too expensive and that smartphones can help them do everything they need to do online.
Chinese characters and words of 2015 released
China released its annual characters and words of 2015 on Monday, with 廉(incorruptibility) and 互联网+(Internet Plus) winning out among the candidate characters and words.
Optimizing your office for employee health
Last summer I had the opportunity to intern with Terrapin Bright Green.
Lawmaker plans new, unusual private college for Sitka
State Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins of Sitka dropped out of Yale University soon before graduation to run for the Legislature.
To protect Monarch butterfly, a plan to save the sacred firs
Mexican scientists are striving to plant oyamel fir trees at higher altitudes in an effort to save the species, as well as its fluttering iconic winter visitor ...
South African government patches holes in student funding regime
An extra 6.9 billion rand (£306 million) will be pumped into South Africa’s higher education system to tackle a student finance crisis which triggered nationwide protests.
