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Coursera Expands Specializations
Three weeks after the massive open online course provider asked its university partners to produce career-focused content, Coursera on Wednesday...
General Assembly Launches Credentialing Network
The technology training company General Assembly will develop competency-based credentials in partnership with companies such as 2U, GE, and PayPal...
Minerva Announces $70 Million Fund-Raising Round
The Minerva Project, the startup university that aims to out-elite the most prestigious institutions in the world, on Wednesday announced...
Academic Minute: Cultural Significance of Bicycles
In today's Academic Minute, Paul Smethurst, an English professor at the University of Hong Kong, discusses the cultural significance of...
Harvard Law Professors Object to Sex Harassment Rules
Twenty-eight current and former law professors at Harvard University have published an op-ed in The Boston Globe calling on the...
Brevard College Drops Admissions Test Requirement
Brevard College, in North Carolina, has become the latest institution to stop requiring applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores...
After Threat, Feminist Cancels Utah State Speech
Anita Sarkeesian, a feminist writer, called off a speech at Utah State University after the institution received threats that a...
State Court Backs NYU Expansion in Greenwich Village
A state appeals court on Tuesday endorsed New York University's right to undertake a multibillion-dollar expansion of its Greenwich Village...