By Ahmed ElShamy. When he started, Sa’id did not realize that getting a bachelor’s degree in law would be a dead end, just because the certificate was issued from the Open Learning Program at Cairo University. More...

By Tarek Abd El-Galil. To pay his expenses, Sohag University business student Ahmed Lutfi Al-Masoud often goes to Jordan to work as a field hand, earning about 200 Jordanian dinars ($140) a month. More...

The security of the more than $7 billion in research funded by the National Science Foundation will be significantly bolstered thanks to a $5 million grant to Indiana University and partner institutions to create the NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. More...

Higher education research firm Eduventures estimates that by 2020, competency-based education (CBE) has the potential to grow to as many as 750 programs with more than 500,000 students at U.S. colleges and universities. More...

A new partnership between the Missouri School of Journalism and marketing agency VML will serve as a professional training program for students interested in working in social media. More...

By Justin Beck. Only a few years ago, if campus video was used for more than the occasional film clip in class, it was cutting-edge. In today’s world of flipped classrooms, MOOCs, and student bodies who prefer YouTube stars to conventional media, it takes a little more effort to stand out. More...

By Walker Orenstein. Tuition at community and technical colleges in Washington would be free for state residents without a bachelor’s degree under a proposal announced Jan. 19 by a group of Democratic lawmakers. More...