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Why Students Study STEM
Math and science exposure has a bigger influence on whether high school students plan to major in a STEM field than does math achievement, new research indicates.
Opinion
24 Months to Go
One year ago, Brian Kibby predicted a shift from print to digital for most of higher education. One year later, he analyzes where things stand.
The Admissions Essay Is Back
As Bard restores idea of writing your way into college, we offer a look at its essay prompts, and others. Are colleges asking the right questions? Was Kant correct about dishonesty? And how cool is the mantis shrimp?
Back to 2U
After months on the fence, Wake Forest University joins 2U's Semester Online consortium just as its fall pilot gets under way, but initial student interest at some institutions has been tepid.
Who Can Speak at Providence?
Facing faculty and student outrage, college says it will permit an academic speaker in favor of same-sex marriage, under certain conditions.
Too Quick to Suspend?
Recent sanctions by colleges against faculty members have some calling for renewed discussion of when a professor should and shouldn't be removed from duty.