Nonacademic Skills Are Key To Success. But What Should We Call Them?
Half the picture of student success is something other than academic. So why can't someone come up with a better name for them?
Education
A New Kind Of College Wins State Approval In Rhode Island
College Unbound aims to provide students who have some college experience a personalized path to a degree.
Penn State Bounces Fraternity For 3 Years Over Nude Photo Scandal
Penn State has shut down the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity chapter for three years, after an inquiry over a Facebook group page that collected pictures of nude women uncovered other transgressions.
Colleges To Students: Don't Trash Those Dorm Castoffs! Donate!
As college students leave for the summer, many just throw away what they can't fit in the car for the ride home. But some schools are trying to find a new home for those campus castoffs.
NYU Changes Its Policy On Reviewing Applicants' Criminal Background
NYU has announced that when looking at applications, it will initially overlook the criminal record of prospective students.
Energy Companies Step In To Fund STEM Education
Many public high schools lack funding for STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — programs. Energy companies worried about finding future employees are donating to schools.
Out Of The Classroom And Into The Woods
In this Vermont kindergarten, every Monday is "Forest Monday" a day that gets students out of the classroom and into nature.
Lovely Illustrations From The Story Of A Black Boy Who Dreams Of Going To Mars
The authors — who are black and queer — didn't see a lot of kids like them in children's books growing up. They wanted to help change that.
'Beautiful Mind' Mathematician John Nash Jr. Dies In New Jersey Car Crash
The Nobel Prize winner, who struggled with schizophrenia and was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the 2001 film, died with his wife in a taxi on the New Jersey Turnpike, officials say. He was 86.
Through Performance, Mississippi Students Honor Long-Forgotten Locals
Every year, a history teacher in Columbus, Miss., takes high schoolers to the local cemetery. There, they tell the stories of those who are buried, and learn more about their own place in the world.