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Culture
Can You Pass Harvard's 1869 Entrance Exam? (We Bet Not)
A glimpse into what it took to get a good education at the end of the Civil War.
Culture
People Are Awesome: These Guys Prompted a Lawsuit to Support College Grants
An incident of racial stereotyping in Boston has actually resulted in tens of thousands of dollars donated to support minorities in higher education.
Education
A World Without English Majors? Why Colleges Should Tell Students About Job Prospects Before They Commit
The U.K. wants to require schools to disclose employment data by college major.
Education
Did a Harvard Economics Class Cause the Financial Crisis?
Some students say a prominent professor's bias drove the creation of policies that foster economic inequality.
Lifestyle
Feast Your Eyes: The United States Is No Longer the Fattest Country
It turns out that the rest of the world is gaining on us. Guess which country is the fattest now?
Education
Geoffrey Canada Tells Stephen Colbert Racism Has Nothing to Do with the Achievement Gap
The Waiting for Superman star says teachers unions are to blame for everything wrong in public education.
Education
Will a Harvard Professor's New Technology Make College Lectures a Thing of the Past?
Thanks to Learning Catalytics, the "flipped classroom" and peer learning could revolutionize higher education.
Education
If Professors Stop Lecturing, Will Students Stop Checking Facebook?
Harvard students say they use Facebook in class because the lectures are boring.
Education
PayPal Billionaire Peter Thiel Should Stop Telling College Students to Drop Out
Thiel's program to turn dropouts into tech entrepreneurs isn't just hypocritical, it's also irresponsible.
Technology
From Terminator to Pollinator: Bees Go Robotic
Harvard researchers are designing a swarm of mini-robots that will fly, think, and communicate autonomously.
Education
A College Degree in Three Years? Why America Needs to Get on Board
Three-year degree programs save money and help students get on with their lives, but American students aren't signing up. They should be.
Education
Ten Commencement Speakers You Wish You'd Had
These ten speakers inspired but still kept it real with their audiences, making their graduation speeches memorable years after they were given.
Education
Why We Should Make It Easier for High School Grads to Take a "Gap Year"
When students take a year off before college to gain real-world experience, everyone wins.
News
The H-Bomb: Why We Should Care That Elizabeth Warren Works at Harvard
Most Americans go to public university, if they go to college at all. Yet so many of our role models were educated by a handful of elite schools.
Education
Do Rich White Kids Automatically Think They're Harvard Material?
According to counselors, low-income black students need to be talked up into applying to elite schools. Well-off white students need talking down.
Education
Report Backs Up the Idea That College Shouldn't Be the Goal
You won't need a B.A. in anthropology to be an electrician or a dental hygienist.
Education
Brainy and Famous! Celebrities With Graduate Degrees
Sure, Harvard grad Natalie Portman is super smart, but here are 13 other actors, musicians and even a model—all with advanced degrees!
Education
What's the Worth of a Kindergarten Teacher?
$320,000, according to this morning's New York Times. The rationale being that kids who learn more when they're young not only go on to make...
