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'Dead Central' Opens at UC Santa Cruz
The University of California at Santa Cruz on Friday opened an exhibit showcasing some of its Grateful Dead archive, and...
Where Competency-Based Degree Programs Work
In a new report the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning describes various "showcase" models of competency-based degree programs, which...
Interest Rate Hike Averted
On the last business day before the interest rate was scheduled to double on new federally subsidized student loans, Congress...
Purdue's Pick for President Ends Plan for $1M Bequest
Marilyn Haring, dean of the College of Education at Purdue University from 1991 to 2001, is so upset by the...
Academic Minute: Robot Skin
In today’s Academic Minute, Anna Balazs of the University of Pittsburgh explains how a synthetic material could provide robots with...
$14M in Contracts for Businesses Owned by 2 Trustees
Businesses owned by two trustees of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board were awarded contracts for nearly $14...
Surge in Foreign Applications at Hong Kong Universities
International applications at top universities in Hong Kong are seeing sharp increases, The New York Times reported. Foreign applications are...
Did Paterno Influence Penn State's Silence on Sandusky?
New e-mail records suggest that Joe Paterno, the late head football coach at Pennsylvania State University, may have influenced the...