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Deep Breaths Lead to Better Grades

Increasingly, teachers and schools are starting to pay attention and respond to students’ anxiety and mental health issues. Not only to raise their grades and ...

Researchers Warn Using Laptops in Class Harms Academic Performance

A new study warns that using a laptop in class can significantly damage students’ academic performance.

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University of North Carolina Launches Initiative that Connects the Sciences with the Arts and Humanities

The new initiative called "Creating Scientists" wants to give undergraduate students hands-on research and collaborative learning through real-world problems.

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Launches Higher Ed Podcast

A new podcast created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation aims to highlight the people, institutions, and organizations that are working to provide all ...

Character Education Matters More Than Ever

Now more than ever, educators shouldn't teach just content, they must also teach morals, ethics and cultivate empathy and mindfulness in every student. 

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Why Data Analytics Courses Shouldn’t Be Just for Computer Science Majors

While 69 percent of employers expect candidates with data science and analytics skills, only 23 percent of college and university leaders say their graduates will ...

Elite Colleges: Are they Really Game-Changers?

A new paper reveals that for most elite colleges applicants, it simply doesn’t really matter if they don’t get into their top choice.

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Tech Companies Are Hiring Non-Traditional Candidates

Silicon Valley has a huge diversity problem. To tackle this issue, tech companies are now trying to extend their recruiting efforts to people who don’t ...

Coursera Expands its Online Master’s Degrees

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and HEC Paris have launched two online master’s degree programs in the fields of accounting and entrepreneurship.

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Joseph W. Polisi: “The Arts Are Key to Innovation”

In the past years there has been budget cuts in Arts and Humanities programs in many countries around the world. Ironically, this is happening in ...

The World’s Largest University Ranking

U-Multirank has published a major new release of data from 1,500 universities, creating the world’s largest university ranking. 

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The Best Universities in Japan: Times Higher Education Japan University Rankings 2017

Times Higher Education reported that the ranking is led by the National Seven Universities – a group of institutions founded by the Empire of Japan ...

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