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Can ‘Nudges’ Make Students Study More? Maybe Someday
Researchers hoped that online communications would prod students to nearly double their study time. It barely budged, but their study shows how scholars can measure impact (or lack thereof) of educational interventions.
Tackling Poverty to Increase Graduations
A growing number of colleges are trying to help poor students meet their basic needs and remove barriers that keep them from graduating.
‘An Unacceptable Breach of Trust’
Editors of book series stop publishing with Springer Nature to protest its acquiescence to Chinese government censorship demands.
New Tool for FAFSA Completion
Advocates hope new myStudentAid mobile app will mean more applicants finish the FAFSA.
Academic Minute: Howlin' Wolves
Today on the Academic Minute, Angela Dassow, assistant professor of biology at Carthage College, says wolf vocalization recordings can help...
$50 Million Gift to Wharton School
The University of Pennsylvania has announced a $50 million gift to its Wharton School. The gift is the largest ever...
NYC Colleges and Industry to Develop Cybertraining
A $30 million initiative to make New York City a hub for cybersecurity innovation was announced by the New York...
Nobel Winner in Physics 'Never Applied' to Be Full Professor
Donna Strickland (at right) was on Tuesday named one of the three winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics...