2+ hour ago  (578+ words) A few months ago, I grabbed my phone on a Friday night, seeking some light, mindless celebrity drama. Instead, the first headline I saw on People.com: "Donald Trump's New Bill Doesn't Classify Nursing as a "Professional' Degree for College…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1544+ words) Since pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses began waning, culture warriors have been casting about for a new controversy in elite higher education. Last October, Harvard handed them one. Amanda Claybaugh, the school's dean of undergraduate education, took the unusual step…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1558+ words) [Admissions Video? A growing number of colleges, including Brown University which is pictured here, are inviting applicants to submit a "video introduction" of themselves, in addition to the usual gauntlet of personal essays, academic transcripts, extracurricular activities, and test scores.]…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (103+ words) For the past two decades, the Washington Monthly has included in its annual college rankings measures of a university's research prowess'its record of producing the new scholarship and scholars that ... For the past two decades, the Washington Monthly has included…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (220+ words) Facing an economy that demands resilience and flexibility, students need to prepare for changing jobs and careers more than ever before. The July/August issue is here. When the New York Times columnist told the Daily Show host about out-of-control…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (84+ words) Alex Karp, CEO of the digital military contractor Palantir, thinks other Silicon Valley behemoths waste their time chasing clicks rather than bad guys'and that the decline of college Western Civ ... Alex Karp, CEO of the digital military contractor Palantir, thinks…...