According to a new study funded by the National Science Foundation, the explanation for the shortage of women getting engineering degrees may be as simple as a lack of self-confidence. The study found that despite taking the same courses and exams as...
Sometimes, a person is simply inspiring. Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann, the chancellor at University of California, San Francisco, is one of those people. Not only is she the first woman to guide the university, she and her husband, Dr. Nicholas Hellmann,...
Most people are familiar with STEM degrees or, at the very least, have heard the term used in conversation. A STEM degree is a program focused on science, technology, engineering, and math. A STEM education emphasizes innovation, critical thinking, and...
Forget about the stereotype of the miserable, bitter starving artist, who’s forced to toil away in a job that they hate that has nothing to do with their degree. It’s just not true. In fact, in a recent survey of 13,000 performing and visual arts...
Throw away those old letter blocks, lego pieces, and crayons! The world is being digitized at an incredible pace, and the White House may soon be getting in on the action. By funding a research center devoted to the use of technology in education, the...
When solving the problems of waste, it’s beneficial to start with oneself! A bright mind without high-minded goals or a higher education can be a waste indeed. Speaking of waste, it may come as a shock that perhaps the greatest way to improve the quality...
When Mark Zuckerberg was a nerdy freshman at Harvard University, it’s a pretty sure bet that he wasn’t considered one of the cool, sexy new kids on campus. In fact, anyone who watched “The Social Network,” could see that he was an unpopular and...
In a boon for students across the country, the Department of Education released new rules regarding certificate and vocational programs at colleges that offer training aimed to “prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation.”...
The republican pundit world went into a tizzy over rapper/poet Common being invited to the White House by first lady Michelle Obama last week. This even garnered enough media attention that it produced one of my favorite debate match-ups; John Stewart...
As my comedian friend Matt says, most people would rather “listen to Gilbert Godfrey sing Ave Maria” than the hilariously bad “Friday” song by Rebecca Black. Even so, there’s no doubt that Rebecca Black has swept the nation with her instructional...