Harvard Graduate School of Education’s New Dean Announced
Source: harvardmagazine Posted By: Len WIS...4213 days ago
Campus: Harvard University
James E. Ryan, a scholar at the crossroads of education, law, and policy, will become the new dean of Harvard’s Graduate School of Education (HGSE) on September 1, President Drew Faust announced....
Western Michigan University awarded almost $400,000 from the EPA
Source: mlive.com Posted By: Cat BEC...4217 days ago
Campus: Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is one of 13 institutions of higher education nationwide tapped by the Environmental Protection Agency this week to participate in climate and air quality research. The....
University of Minnesota receives $12.3-million gift
Source: startribune.com Posted By: Cat BEC...4217 days ago
Campus: University of Minnesota-Duluth
A $12.3 million surprise gift from a South Dakota farmer and businesswoman is the largest to the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences, U officials....
Indian student in Cornell University hacks into ICSE, ISC database
Source: economictimes.i Posted By: Maxcy JON...4218 days ago
Campus: Cornell University
A 20-year-old Indian student from Cornell University hacked into the database of ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) school exam results, exposed glaring anomalies in the marking system and went....
Syracuse University Honors Dick Clark with Studio
Source: variety.com Posted By: Maxcy JON...4218 days ago
Campus: Syracuse University
“America’s oldest teenager†Dick Clark is being honored by Syracuse University. The college’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications revealed plans to name its renovated studio....
University of Alabama basketball player among 3 more charged in child's kidnapping
Source: Fox News Posted By: Erin HER...4219 days ago
Campus: University of Alabama System Office
Three more people will face charges in the April kidnapping of a 6-year-old Kemper County girl. Kemper County Sheriff James Moore tells WTOK-TV that University of Alabama basketball player....
University of Houston expands student housing
Source: blog.chron.com Posted By: Billy TAM...4220 days ago
Campus: University of Houston
University of Houston students will have another housing option in the fall of 2014. Dallas-based Fountain Residential Partners is building The Vue on MacGregor, a five-story building with....
University of Alabama to mark 50th anniversary of George Wallace 'stand'
Source: montgomeryadver Posted By: Anna CEC...4221 days ago
Campus: University of Alabama at Birmingham
The University of Alabama this month is marking the 50th anniversary of then-Gov. George Wallace's "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" against racial integration. The university will hold a prayer....
Texas A&M University dean cycling coast-to-coast to support Habitat for Humanity
Source: abclocal.go.com Posted By: Anna CEC...4221 days ago
Campus: Texas A & M University
The rapidly clearing faculty lot signaled that it was time to go home. The Texas A&M University dean backed his shiny red vehicle out of its parking spot -- the back, right corner of his office.....
University of Oregon's mild-mannered new president sets out to raise mega-millions for 'noble' publi
Source: oregonlive.com Posted By: Mary PER...4224 days ago
Campus: University of Oregon
Michael Gottfredson, dressed in a muted green suit, speaks in a whisper-soft voice. But he does not equivocate when describing his No. 1 job as president of the University of Oregon: Raising....
Damning Feedback From Rutgers University Faculty, Staff Further Highlight Robert Barchi's Presidenti
Source: Forbes Posted By: Renee HIC...4226 days ago
Campus: Rutgers University-Camden
I have been quite vociferous about what I perceive to be the administrative ineptness of Rutgers University President Robert Barchi. As a long-time university professor myself, his arrogance....
Princeton University class of 1998 attempts to set new record for people wearing tennis outfits
Source: nj.com Posted By: Benny Penito..4227 days ago
Campus: Princeton University
If you’ve ever wanted to be part of a new Guinness world record, now’s your chance. During Princeton University’s reunion festivities on June 1, the graduating class of 1998 will lead....
Ben Affleck gets degree from Brown University
Source: USA Today Posted By: Benny Penito..4227 days ago
Campus: Brown University
Ben Affleck keeps collecting kudos. The actor was given a doctor of fine arts degree at Sunday's commencement at Brown University in Providence. "This is a spectacular honor for me," Affleck....
Stanford University students study their own DNA
Source: mercurynews.com Posted By: Nellie DIX...4231 days ago
Campus: Stanford University
Most students read about genetics in a textbook. Stanford University students are reading something far more intimate: their own DNA code. In this firsthand view of their blueprint of life,....
Yale expands online education, appoints new director
Source: yaledailynews.c Posted By: Chris BAL...4239 days ago
Campus: Yale University
In a Wednesday email to the Yale community, Provost Benjamin Polak announced the University’s new partnership with Coursera, an online education platform used by Princeton, Columbia, Stanford....
Survey finds UC students satisfied with quality of education
Source: dailycal.org Posted By: Lillie SIM...4240 days ago
Campus: University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)
Despite budget cuts and increased tuition, undergraduate students in the UC system are satisfied with the quality of their education, according to survey results released this week by the UC....
Harvard and MIT try to build a higher education in the cloud
Source: theverge.com Posted By: Bailey COS...4241 days ago
Campus: Harvard University
Harvard and MIT are among a group of universities planning to spend tens of millions of dollars on "massively open online courses (MOOCs)," a new type of higher education teaching that can include....
Penn State Leads List of Highest-Paying Public Universities for Presidents
Source: ABC News Posted By: Bill 4243 days ago
Campus: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Main Campus (PSU)
While former president of Penn State University, Graham Spanier, left the university during the worst scandal it has seen during his 16 year tenure, he was well compensated as the highest-paid....
University of Maryland bucks trend on minorities, graduation rates
Source: Biz Journals Posted By: Renee HIC...4245 days ago
Campus: University of Maryland-Baltimore
University of Maryland was the only school with a total graduation rate above 70 percent to also have a student population that is at least 15 percent black. The graphic accompanied a story....
US Education Department denies request to release college records of alleged Marathon bomber Dzhokha
Source: Boston Globe Posted By: Ronny FLI...4246 days ago
Campus: University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
The US Department of Education has denied a request by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to release the student records of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, saying it....