Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Even as a top European Union official on Wednesday questioned the wisdom of a new Hungarian law that seemed intended to shut down a university, the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban appeared to be having second thoughts about the legislation. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. New Mexico’s top higher education official was not involved in the governor’s decision to strike college and university funding from the budget, a move she said has created some challenges for the state’s financially strapped institutions. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Berkeley College recently launched its Bridge to College and Careers program to benefit New York City high school students. The opportunities available in the Berkeley College Bridge to College and Careers program, through arrangements with the high schools, range from mentorship and tutoring to dual enrollment in high school and college courses, and career exploration, as well as workshops on important topics that engage high schools students in their classrooms in fun ways, while preparing them to be more successful after they graduate. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The world of college admissions is bound by traditions: The calendar of deadlines throughout the fall and spring, the college fairs and campus tours, and the academic measures used to admit students, such as high-school grades and SAT and ACT scores. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. America doesn’t need free college tuition for all subsidized by taxpayers. What it needs is smart consumers of higher education who push back on the unsustainable rate increases. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A new partnership between a Northern Virginia community college and a local university not only aims to increase graduation rates and help students save time and money, it also hopes to meet the workforce needs of local employers. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Both MOOCs and in-person can lecture on a concept, but the backbone of any programming class is projects, which is where the real learning happens:
Students read the project requirements, and figure out an outline of what to do → then they learn how to read requirements and design a structure to accomplish them. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A decade ago, Saint Louis University found itself in a precarious situation. About half of the university’s 8,600 undergraduates were from Missouri and Illinois, and the demographic forecast for the Midwest looked bleak: the number of high-school graduates from the region was projected to drop by nearly a third by 2028. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Peking University, often ranked as China’s top university, will soon welcome students to Foxcombe Hall, a 15-acre (6.15 hectare) estate located about 3 miles from Oxford University. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The market for new teachers is on the rebound, and there is a critical need for education leaders and policy makers—both nationally and globally. To help meet this demand, American University (AU)’s School of Education today announced the launch of three online graduate programs in education. More...
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