Higher Education
Stanford Professor Alan M. Garber ’76 Selected as Next Provost
Alan M. Garber ’76, a Stanford professor of medicine and economics, has been selected as the next University Provost, replacing Steven E. Hyman.
Teaching Disrespect
Graduate students are taught that teaching is not important. The reason graduate students aren’t required to teach more is that faculty want them in the lab or the library doing research. Research is what earns you a job, tenure, and worldwide renown; teaching is a distraction.
Panel Discusses Education Gap
A group of panelists agreed that a unified vision and a tireless approach would be needed to close the nationwide “achievement gap.”
Careers in Teaching Expo
Becky Van der Bogert and Donna Tobey from Palm Beach Day Academy discuss prospective job opportunities with Katrina Peady at the Harvard PreK-12 expo in the Gutman Conference Center.
Rice Denounces State of Education
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice invoked her own life story and family in calling attention to and criticizing the state of American education.
ASU President Talks Higher Education
Michael M. Crow, president of Arizona State University, said during a talk yesterday that universities were partially at fault for the country's biggest problems.
Science Magazine Editor-In-Chief Talks On Educational Challenges
Bruce M. Alberts ’60, editor-in-chief of Science magazine and past president of the National Academy of Science, called for a cultural change in science education.
Berkman Center's Herdict Receives $1.5M Grant
Herdict, an online Internet accessibility and censorship database run by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, recently received a $1.5 million grant from the Omidyar Network.
Around the Ivies Plus
The quick and dirty about what's been going on around the Ancient Eight (and some other schools too).
Yardfest Countdown: Around the Ivies
Yardfest is almost here—count down with us! Check out our guides to Kid Cudi, Parick Park, and Wale, then watch ...
Harvard Pays Professors Top Dollar
Harvard’s endowment might be down, but members of the Harvard faculty are still raking in cash—at least compared to their ...
Brown Pushes Engineering
Brown University is moving closer to the conversion of its existing division of engineering into a full school.
