Student Speak: Why applying Early Decision worked brilliantly for me

Are you confused about when to apply to US Universities? Don’t worry, we have a successful applicant unscrambling the jargon around ED, EA and RD for you.

Harvard Tests Limits of Free Speech with Provocative Speakers

As students protest "odious" speakers, Harvard’s free speech club says it wants to encourage free speech from all ideological viewpoints.

How Warren Buffett Turned his Harvard Rejection into Opportunity

In HBO's Becoming Warren Buffett documentary, the self-made billionaire investor talks about turning his Harvard rejection into an opportunity.

MIT Tata Center searches for solutions to India′s air pollution crisis

The Tata Center offers several courses as a part of MIT's catalog with particular applicability to engineering skills for the developing world

University of Virginia limps back to normalcy

Students stand united against hate days after white supremacists marched through their campus and Charlottesville erupted in violence.

How America's top inventor Gurtej Sandhu gives back to students

The IIT Delhi-trained electrical engineer has racked up 1,335 US patents, besting prolific inventor Thomas Edison’s 1,093 patents.

Wharton’s Serguei Netessine on How the PhD Program Makes Talent Flow into Academia

It costs Wharton about $400,000 to educate one PhD student, because students don't pay tuition and they get generous stipends.

Slam poet Anis Mojgani celebrates the art of verse with students in India

The celebrated American poet exhorts students to be fearless in risk taking and follow their heart.

Foreign Students in "Catch-22" as US Colleges Race to Open in Fall

Growing numbers of US colleges have announced they are reopening this Fall but expect dramatic changes to campus life.

Thinking of studying in the US? Make the best of your summer now

This is the first of a 12-part series on applying for undergraduate studies to US schools and colleges. The series is published on the first Friday of every month.