Why Bloomberg's Record $1.8 Billion Gift to Johns Hopkins is a Great Decision

Michael Bloomberg’s donation is designed to make the elite private research university in Baltimore both need blind and loan-free, with thousands of scholarships.

Carnegie Mellon University embarks on $2 billion education initiative

The bold "Make Possible" campaign will support educational initiatives across the institution, empower students and faculty.

The new NYU Stern MBA application looks for emotional intelligence

NYU's Stern School of Business recently added a required EQ recommendation, and dropped its famous creative essay in favor of what it’s calling a 'Pick Six' essay.

How the coronavirus is throwing academe into a tailspin, impacting US college admissions

Some US colleges have dropped requirements for applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores, citing the coronavirus pandemic

Finding a Career after Georgetown Law

Georgetown pulls out all the stops to help students find internships, temporary, on-campus research or admin positions and even permanent jobs in their practice area.

Udacity's new flying cars and aerial robotics nanodegree program

Course instructors for the program include Google self-driving car pioneer Sebastian Thrun, who has a piloted drone startup called Kitty Hawk.

Quad Fellowships launched for 100 students to study at STEM graduate universities in the US

The Fellowships will be awarded to students from Australia, India, Japan and the US.

Admission plans and strategies: Early Decision, Early Action & Regular Decision

In the ninth of her 12-part series, Katherine Ernst Mehta discusses various admission plans for undergraduate students so that they can better plan their admissions process.

Book Review: What Do You Think, Mr. Ramirez?

While weighing the value of humanities courses, the book says the concept of humanities is one of America’s biggest contributions to higher education.

Letters of recommendation - who, when, and how

In the sixth of her 12-part series, Katherine Ernst Mehta talks about how to get a recommendation letter that can take you one step closer to your dream school.