Post-World War II California built an unrivalled system of higher education combining access, affordability and choice. Then a contraction of the vision came in the 1980s. More...

When it comes to higher education, pensions or the budget in the state, positive changes seem unlikely or at least up in the air despite ramping up election campaigns. More...

York College has announced that it is expanding the wrestling program to include collegiate competition for women, starting with the fall 2018 season. More...

The promise of big data versus the menace of Big Brother.
That’s the storyline of an unlikely, behind-the-scenes battle being waged over a plan to help Americans know their odds of graduating on time from a particular college, and how much money they will likely earn when they do. More...

In 2013, Dong-Pyou Han, then an assistant professor of biomedical sciences at Iowa State University, resigned after admitting to tampering with experiments. He had spiked animals’ blood samples with human antibodies to make it appear as if an HIV vaccine he was helping to develop could successfully protect rabbits. More...

Many times I've heard someone say that online degrees aren't as legitimate or rigorous as on-campus programs. But that mostly comes from those who have never experienced an online course, whether in a structured program or a single class. More...

It would be impossible to describe in detail here even some of the recent research studies concerning the difficulty that students have in transferring their credits,3 not to mention all of the national organizations that have called for such problems to be addressed. More...

Just in time for Halloween, a research team from the MIT Media Lab's Scalable Cooperation group has introduced Shelley: the world's first artificial intelligence-human horror story collaboration. More...

A rotating group of around 40 or 50 students at Reed College have been camped out in an administration building for nine days, demanding the the college divest from Wells Fargo. And the college is, largely, supporting the effort. More...

FarmBot hopes to capitalize on this trend with a first-of-its kind, open-source, CNC small-scale farming machine. FarmBot gives individuals the power to create a digital garden using a desktop, laptop, tablet or phone. More...