Education
WGBH News
July 23, 2015
If you’ve been on a college campus lately, you might have noticed a few amenities - fancy welcome centers, golf courses, and saunas. Of course, these things cost money and therefore tuition and fees. But are they responsible for rising tuition?
Education
How much should 'elite' matter when deciding where to go to college?
WGBH News
April 27, 2015
Updated
Admission and rejection letters are in. Now, high school seniors are trying to decide which colleges they'll choose, and where they'll put down their deposits by the looming May 1 deadline. One factor that weighs heavily on parents' and students' minds: how elite a school is.
Education
Tom Brady once saved this tiny college. Can it still survive?
WGBH News
May 13, 2015
Updated
The controversial quarterback once bought a chunk of the campus of struggling Pine Manor college for his manse, carriage home and yoga studio. The Massachusetts school faces some of the same pressures as Sweet Briar College in rural Virginia, which announced in March it would close.
Education
A professor's tweets lead to a debate on race and free speech
WGBH News
May 24, 2015
In the middle of graduation season, a free speech debate is playing out online — and on campus — at New England's largest university. Racially charged tweets from an incoming Boston University professor are raising questions about whether academics in the public eye should have the right to share their private opinions on social media.
Education
Predicting GPA and student success? Dartmouth researchers say there’s an app for that.
WGBH News
June 08, 2015
What if your smart phone could predict your performance at school or work? Researchers at Dartmouth are perfecting an app that can tell students their GPAs, based on how and where they spend their time.
Education
As leaders debate, these students in Greece can go to college for free
WGBH News
July 10, 2015
With Greek banks closed, the 3,500 students at the American College of Greece — the largest American higher ed institution in Europe — now find themselves in limbo.
Education
Can employee tuition benefits boost graduation rates? Companies are betting workers will make the grade.
WGBH News
July 16, 2015
More businesses are lining up to pay for their employees' college education. Their bet: Not just increased worker loyalty, but upward mobility.
Education
Big spending on campus: are pricey amenities driving up costs?
WGBH News
July 23, 2015
If you’ve been on a college campus lately, you might have noticed a few amenities - fancy welcome centers, golf courses, and saunas. Of course, these things cost money and therefore tuition and fees. But are they responsible for rising tuition?
Education
Cyber Ed: How higher education is re-evaluating a growing threat
WGBH News
August 06, 2015
Colleges are facing a tough choice: sacrifice security for the sake of access, or lock down their networks and undermine collaboration and sharing on campus.
Education
At Georgetown University, Pope Francis was the big man on campus
WGBH News
September 25, 2015
Updated
Students on campus say they hope the pope’s visit to the US will refocus the country’s attention on education, income inequality, climate change and immigration reform.
Education
New data reveal stark gaps in graduation rates between poor and wealthy students
ProPublica
September 26, 2015
For the first time ever, the public can see the graduation rates for Pell Grant recipients at over 1,000 schools.