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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.