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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.
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.
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
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
Are Schools on the Verge of a Mobile-Phone Revolution?
Over 75 percent of teens own cell phones, making them the perfect tool for learning—if teachers are on board with using them.
Education
Harvard Academic Starts Initiative to Boost Accuracy of Wikipedia's Psychology Articles
Harvard psychology professor Mahzarin Banaji is behind an effort to get psychology academics editing content on the online encyclopedia.
Lifestyle
Is America's Favorite Vegetable Making You Fat?
A new study looks at how meat and potatoes affect your waistline in the long run.
Education
This 3-D Map Will Make Teaching Astronomy a Whole Lot Cooler
It took 10 years to map our local universe out to 380 million light years, but the resulting image is amazing.
Education
Harvard's Chief Information Officer Is Preparing for the Next Zuckerberg
She's "absolutely convinced" the next tech tycoon is on campus right now, and wants to make sure the school provides support.
Education
Harvard Looks Beyond Lectures to Keep Students Engaged
If the school's new effort is a success, the days of bored students checking Facebook during lectures could be over.
Education
Learning by Doing: Harvard Reinvents the MBA
Forget about class lectures and theoretical case study analysis. The new MBA is a hands-on degree.
Education
Can Harvard's New Innovation Lab Crank Out Entrepreneurs?
The lab of fresh ideas and collaboration is set to open this fall.
Education
Brain Drain: How Our Thirst for Academic Talent Hurts the Rest of the World
While a top international scholar is teaching in the States, who's educating college students back in that professor's homeland?
Education
Harvard and MIT Team Up to Educate a Billion People Online
The new online learning platform edX will bring a Harvard and MIT education to the planet.
