Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Overwhelmed by tweets posted every minute of the Presidential campaign? Confused by cable TV hosts conjuring new, often contradictory, poll results? You’re not alone. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. In the years following the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in New York City and Washington, DC, the federal government has spent more than $7.6 trillion on defense and homeland security research and development. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Freshmen in the chemical engineering department in China’s southeast Jiangxi University of Science and Technology will now be able to choose their professors based on age, gender, and personality, adding some excitement to China’s often dreary university scene. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. For many Americans, a college education comes with a heavy financial burden. Over the years, tuition has continued to rise steadily at U.S. public colleges with the average yearly amount increasing 80 percent between 2000 and 2014, according to ProPublica. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The past decade and a half has seen dramatic changes in the higher education landscape, characterized by significant growth in enrollment. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. This is the future of learning, I thought as I settled behind a linoleum-lined coffee table, ready to guinea-pig my way through a distance-education course. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. New students are entering colleges and universities at a time of fierce debate about whether institutions of higher education are becoming places that stifle speech in the interest of protecting students from ideas and perspectives they don’t want to hear. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. College presidents from High Point, N. C., to Laie, Hawaii, are sitting up a little straighter, because the 2017 U.S. News & World Report rankings are out today. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Britain’s higher education system is considered among the world's best. 
At least if you have the right skin color, critics say. More...