Author Argues Colleges Focus More on Professional Training Than Transformation
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Next, with millions of students returning to class this week, we continue our series about ideas being discussed and debated in the world of education....
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American scholar recalls honoring Nelson Mandela with a quilt of connection
This video is not currently available. | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Finally tonight, on this day when the life and work of Nelson Mandela were honored in South Africa, we bring you some personal...
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University lectures are ineffective for learning, analysis finds
A lecture hall at Dalian University of Technology in China. Photo by Michael Saechang/FlickrAfter nearly a thousand years, it might be time for universities to rethink how professors convey wisdom and...
View ArticleWhite House pushes for better statistics on college sexual assault
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration wants colleges and universities to compile more thorough statistics on stalking, dating violence and domestic violence. The Education Department announced Thursday...
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President Obama gets emotional over Malia’s impending departure to college
President Barack Obama walks with his wife Michelle Obama (R) and two daughters Malia Obama (L) and Sasha Obama (2R) through Lafayette Park to St John’s Church to attend service October 27, 2013 in...
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Colleges warm up to tuition freezes to keep students in-state
The University of New Hampshire in Durham is one of the state’s public universities and is currently under a two-year tuition freeze. Photo by Danita Delimont and Getty Images This summer, the board...
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Number of international students on U.S. campuses at an all-time high
Photo by Hero Images/Getty ImagesMore than 886,000 students came from foreign countries to study at U.S. colleges and universities during the 2013-14 school year, an 8 percent increase over the...
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Article on brutal sexual assault provokes investigation at the University of...
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioEditors note: After the publication of Sabrina Rubin Erdely’s story in Rolling Stone, many questions were raised about Erdely’s reporting and she revealed that she had...
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With virtual seminars and lower tuition, Minerva Schools offers online...
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSWhy college education isn’t a bubble The most cost-effective college in America? Not Harvard… Poll: Student loan debt cripples graduate happiness GWEN...
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11 Wesleyan students hospitalized after using ‘Molly’
Eleven Wesleyan University students were hospitalized this weekend after believing to have ingested “Molly,” a street drug considered a pure form of ecstasy. Increased use of the drug has been worrying...
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Why families stress too much about college admissions
Watch VideoRELATED LINKSIs an obsession with elite colleges taking a toll on America’s students? Study finds high SAT and ACT scores might not spell success at college Why colleges aggressively recruit...
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New study ranks the colleges that produce the highest paid graduates
A new study released Tuesday by Georgetown University ranks 1,400 four-year colleges and universities by how much money students earn ten years after starting classes. In Table 1, below, a degree from...
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Bridging the town and gown divide
A student walks through the Purdue Mall on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Photo by Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Images Trudging in from the cold and dark after long days at...
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Duke University takes down Robert E. Lee statue after defacement
Damage done to the face of a statue of Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee is seen, at Duke University’s Duke Chapel in Durham, North Carolina, U.S. on August 17, 2017. Photo by Jonathan...
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