In Scrabble, words are valuable resources — the more you have, the greater your chances of success. And while most of the 200,000 words in the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary are relatively useless in everyday life, expert Scrabble players dedicate hundreds of hours to memorizing them to increase their chances of winning. There’s no better […]
Harvard freshmen arrived on campus at the end of August and have started their first semester classes at the Ivy League school. Since then, the school’s student paper, The Harvard Crimson, surveyed freshmen on questions pertaining to academics, social life, and family characteristics. The Crimson published the results of the survey, which it conducts annually, […]
A judge has thrown out manslaughter and assault charges against eight Penn State fraternity brothers in the hazing death of 19-year-old sophomore Tim Piazza, Philly.com reported. Piazza died in February after a hazing ritual called “The Gauntlet,” an event at which pledges drank at a series of alcohol stations and consumed four to five drinks […]
Over the past few years, Bill Gates, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Netflix CEO Reed Hastings have all endorsed a teaching method known as “personalized learning.” It involves students guiding their own lessons with the help of technology, while teachers take on more of a coaching role if problems emerge. For its apparent benefits in […]
Birth order is said to be a predictor of success later in life, with oldest children traditionally performing better in school and holding more leadership positions. A survey given to incoming Harvard freshmen bolsters such research. More of the incoming class of 2021 are firstborn than any other position in birth order, according to the […]
Ask any proud alum about the beauty of their college and they are sure to describe the unique charm their campus possesses. But some are just a notch above the above the rest. Conde Nast Traveler searched far and wide to find the most beautiful colleges in America. Beauty is, of course, subjective, so the […]
Cramped spaces, cinderblock walls, and low-grade lighting are the things college students typically expect from their housing experiences. You won’t find any of that in the dorms on this list, however. We’ve researched schools across the country to compile a list of the 11 dorms that provide the most unique living and learning experience. From […]
A study from the RAND Corporation and RAND Europe found delayed start times could add $83 billion to the US economy by 2027. The increases would come from improved high school graduation rates leading to better jobs and fewer costs associated with sleep-related car crashes, obesity, and mental illness. Schools may need to make short-term […]
A group of 15 Ivy League professors wrote a letter to incoming college freshmen, challenging them to avoid conforming to dominant views. “We are scholars and teachers at Princeton, Harvard, and Yale who have some thoughts to share and advice to offer students who are headed off to colleges around the country,” they wrote. “Our […]
College dining halls are usually large, cafeteria-style establishments that feed thousands of students quickly three times a day. That is to say, they’re not typically seen as producing restaurant-caliber food. But at some college dining halls, the food is a step above the rest. Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on schools, published […]
Google has a much-deserved reputation as a difficult place to land a job. Angela Taylor’s career proves that with hard work and a can-do attitude, you can go from no programming experience to a Google engineer, without a computer science degree. The tactics she used to land her dream job can be used by anyone. […]
USC Village was completed in August 2017 and cost a whopping $700 million. The village has a number of retailers including Trader Joe’s, Target, and Starbucks, and is open to the public as well as students. The development is the biggest in the history of South LA. The University of Southern California unveiled an enormous […]
The Panyaden International School in Chiang Mai, Thailand is made entirely out of earth and bamboo. The school uses Buddhist values in their curriculum and instills a respect for nature. One of their buildings is a massive sports hall with over 2,500 sq ft of open space made only with natural materials. Join the conversation […]
Tiny humans aren’t the only ones entering a classroom for the first time in the fall. Increasingly, robots are too. According to Karen Panetta, dean of graduate engineering at Tufts University and editor-in-chief of IEEE WIE Magazine, artificial intelligence software and early-stage humanoid robots are playing a growing role in pre-K and kindergarten. Over time, […]
Inquisitive millennials are more likely to Google the answers to nagging questions rather than asking a human for help, according to results from a new survey. A Harris poll conducted by the nonprofit Growing Leaders found 69% of people 18 to 34 years old said they think they learn more from technology than from people. […]
As the summer comes to an end, a new crop of college freshman are starting to move onto a campus that will become their home away from home for the next four years. For those wondering how their new college residence stacks up against the competition, Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on […]
A new study of online conversations between economists identifies the words most commonly used to describe men and women, and appears to show the biases faced by women in the field, The New York Times reported. The study, “Gender Stereotyping in Academia: Evidence from Economics Job Market Rumors Forum” was conducted by Alice H. Wu, […]
When most people think of Scrabble, they think of a leisurely game night in grandma’s living room. But for a few thousand people, the iconic board game is a competitive, adrenaline-filled, highly cerebral discipline, worthy of hundreds of hours of study and a lifetime of obsession. I’m one of those few, and last month, I […]
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have hired a chief financial officer for The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the philanthropic fund they created in 2015 to give away the vast majority of their fortune. The role has been filled by Peggy Abkemeier Alford, a PayPal veteran who was most recently the company’s senior VP of […]
In a demonstration against hate and racism, University of Virginia students held a vigil Wednesday night, retracing the steps white supremacists marched nearly a week ago, according to a news release from the school. UVA students and faculty were joined by members of the Charlottesville, Virginia community in a powerful display of solidarity in the […]
On Thursday, Arizona State University (ASU) marks the beginning of its fall term, which doubles as the grand opening for Tooker House — a brand new, high-tech dorm for first-year engineering students. Tooker House sports cutting-edge amenities, including a workspace with 3D printers and laser cutters for students to use. This dorm is designed to […]
College campuses are abuzz with excitement during the first few weeks of school, as freshman embark on a journey to make new friends, browse course catalogs, and explore a new city. But incoming freshmen to the University of Virginia (UVA) are still grappling with the images of white supremacists marching on their soon-to-be-new campus and […]
A few weeks before violence erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia, Brendan Novak wrote an opinion piece in The Cavalier Daily arguing that “Unite the Right” rally organized by white nationalists should occur. Novak, an editor at University of Virginia’s student paper, now calls his statement wrong and naive, in a follow-up column also cited in The […]
The president of Washington State University’s College Republicans, James Allsup, has resigned after he attended the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, local Seattle station King 5 News reported. His resignation comes after The College Republican National Committee (CRNC) condemned white supremacy and called on leaders in CRNC who supported “Unite the Right” to […]
A “White Lives Matter Rally” is set to take place on Texas A&M’s campus on September 11, according to the Texas A&M Battalion. The rally’s organizer, Preston Wiginton, claims prominent white nationalist Richard Spencer will attend the event. Wiginton, a 51-year-old alumnus of Texas A&M, organized Spencer’s earlier visit to the school last December. Spencer […]
The University of Virginia (UVA) is set to welcome an incoming class of students Friday, less than a week after a violent white-nationalist rally rocked Charlottesville, Virginia, where the campus is located. New students move onto campus beginning Friday, August 18, and classes begin for undergraduates on Tuesday, August 22. In all, about 22,000 undergraduate […]
Many American students are gearing up for their first day back to school. While the start of the school year differs by country, the first day back is normally a big day no matter where you’re from. It’s usually marked by excitement — or perhaps some dread if you don’t want to give up your […]
Hundreds of white nationalists clashed with counter-protesters on the University of Virginia’s Charlottesville campus Friday, according to Reuters. The scene was a prelude to a much larger demonstration for a “Unite the right” rally, called in response to a plan to remove a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee from a park in Charlottesville, […]
University of Virginia president Teresa A. Sullivan condemned demonstrators who participated in a white-nationalist march on the campus Friday night. The march was a preview of a larger planned white-nationalist event called “Unite the Right” scheduled for Saturday. Sullivan said she was “deeply saddened and disturbed by the hateful behavior” displayed at the planned event. […]
Attending a top private high school provides a solid academic foundation, helps students gain entrance into first-rate colleges, and prepares them for the challenges of the real world. Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on schools, released its newest rankings of the best private high schools in the country. The ranking looked at […]
Billionaire hedge fund manager Dan Loeb apologized after writing a racial insult on Facebook about a black state senator, The New York Times reported. Loeb, who’s chairman of the board of Success Academy Charter Schools, accused Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, an African-American woman who’s the Democratic leader in the New York State Senate, of having done […]
A great education doesn’t have to cost a fortune — especially in high school. Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on schools, released its 2018 rankings of the best public high schools in the US. The ranking analyzed 17,867 public high schools and rated schools in areas like academics, teachers, student culture and […]
The University of Colorado Boulder launched a program in 2013 to bring conservative professors to its ultraliberal campus. The first person tapped, Steven Hayward, stirred up controversy during his yearlong position, but administrators didn’t mind. Other liberal colleges have begun to adopt similar programs to diversify thought on their campuses. When Steven Hayward stepped onto […]
Solon City School District (SCSD) houses the best public schools in America, according to a new list from academic review site Niche.com. The district is located in Solon, Ohio — a 23,000 person suburb of Cleveland — and hosts six Kindergarten-through-eighth grade schools and one high school. There are 4,720 students in the district, which […]
The National Advertising Division is recommending that Betsy DeVos’ brain-training company remove misleading claims from its website. Neurocore LLC advertises that it can help treat ADHD, anxiety, and depression without medication. Such neurofeedback training is gaining popularity worldwide, but the science is far from settled. An investigative unit overseen by the Better Business Bureau has […]
College endowments had a massive rebound in 2017, thanks to a stock market rally that followed President Trump’s surprise win, Bloomberg reported. The rebound comes a year after 2016, when endowments experienced their worst year since the recession. For college endowments with more than $500 million, the median investment gain was 13.3%, and for all […]
Facebook has killed Lifestage, the standalone app it released almost one year ago as a dedicated social network for high schoolers. Lifestage was pulled from the App Store on August 4, a Facebook spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider on Tuesday. The Snapchat-like app hadn’t been updated for months and never managed to crack the App […]
Malia Obama is taking advantage of time off before starting at Harvard University. The former president’s daughter has been taking a “gap year” before classes start this fall. Malia was most recently shown dancing to The Killers at Lollapalooza festival in Chicago this weekend, in footage obtained by TMZ. Here’s a look at her life […]
Around the US, students are gearing up to head back to school. “First kid” Tiffany Trump, President Trump’s youngest daughter, is set to start her first year at Georgetown Law School. And former “first kid” Malia Obama, after taking a gap year, is about to start classes at Harvard. With that in mind, we looked […]
For the first time in its nearly 400-year history, Harvard has admitted a majority nonwhite class, The Boston Globe reported. Official figures released by the college show that the entering class of 2021 is: • 22.2% Asian American • 14.6% African American • 11.6% Hispanic or Latino • 2.5% Native American or Pacific Islander Of […]
Retail giants like Target, Lowe’s, and Home Depot are fighting to pay less taxes. When they win, schools end up losing billions of dollars, Edweek reported. In what is often described as a tax loophole, these retailers utilize a legal argument dubbed the “dark store theory” to decrease their annual property taxes. They say that […]
You don’t need a four-year degree to pursue a high-paying job. According to the latest data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are plenty of jobs that pay more than $77,000 and require only a two-year associate degree, postsecondary nondegree certificate, or even just a high-school diploma. Below are the 10 highest-paying jobs […]
In 2016 the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of affirmative action at the University of Texas-Austin (UT), further validating the use of race in admissions policies around the country. The efforts of opponents of affirmative action were temporarily stymied, but they have reemerged with a lawsuit against Harvard University claiming the school discriminates against […]
• Caltech professor Christian Ott has resigned after claims he sexually harassed two of his students. • Ott had been suspended from campus since the fall of 2015. • His resignation came as the school was deciding whether to allow him to return to campus. Christian Ott, a “rising star” in the astrophysics department at […]
In the United States, the site of a yellow bus bouncing down the road is practically synonymous with school. But in other parts of the world, the trek to school looks much different. Some kids in the Philippines step through knee-deep rocky waters to get to class, while students in Japan pass Geiger counters tracking […]