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Colleges are introducing system-wide changes to help prepare students tinker, pursue their own interests and, in some cases, earn salaries as a part of their 
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The Federal Communications Commission is expected to vote soon on a plan that could add subsidies for broadband Internet services in low-income homes.
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Readify is ready to do its bit for the cause when it comes to tackling the skills shortage in the IT sector: the Melbourne-based software developer has launched a new two-year graduate program.
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Find workshops and resources from The Learning Centre to get you through that assignment or lift your marks to the next level.
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Academics are struggling under increasing workloads, but what does this mean for the students they teach?
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Virtual reality and other innovations are helping international students and colleges tell whether they're a good fit.
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So why did you choose that arts degree at university? Was it because you were fascinated by philosophy? Did you have a passion for studying the history of art? Maybe you felt it would be intellectually fulfilling to spend three years reading English literature. Or maybe it was none of those things. Perhaps you were actually trying to “signal your virtue” – to demonstrate your social superiority by picking a fancy-sounding, but useless, degree.
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Online education comes with plenty of drawbacks. The cons tend to amplify when schools try to integrate e-learning into a broader bricks-and-mortar college experience: Students are said to get bored, learn less, or absorb only a portion of the intellectual atmosphere they'd find in physical classrooms. Despite all that, online learning as part of university programs—also known as distance learning—has managed to...
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Many students study their university degree by distance. Here are some tips and tricks for staying motivated while doing distance education.
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Impending first-year university students should download these apps to make their study and social lives easier.
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North Carolina Central University has joined the Re-Imagining the First Year of College project, an initiative that aims to improve academic success for undergraduate students by transforming the first year of higher education.
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A new study looks at why they’re largely absent from majors that lead to high-paying jobs.
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The refugee crisis means that schools have to take in many new pupils. But they might prove to be the highest achievers
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For #uomoweek we asked members of our #uomalumni community what advice they wish they'd been given when they started at @unimelb...
Peter Mellow's insight:
Some great advice to students (from past students!) in these tweets!
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One way to gauge how post-secondary education is evolving is by determining to what extent institutions are adopting a learning-centered focus. Evidence of this abounds--and two still fairly recent developments in this area are digital badging and integrated student advising systems.
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The latest Pew data shows a universal trend: Adults younger than 34 are far more likely than older generations to own smartphones and use the Internet.
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Sweltering Massey High School students have launched a revolt over the school's new uniform, which bans shorts and knee-length skirts and requires students to wear ties and blazers - New Zealand Herald
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The University of Greenwich apologises after it published personal details about hundreds of its students.
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Last semester, I ceded control of class to my students. I didn’t just give them room to speak. I asked them to design the syllabus, the assignments and even the grading rubrics.
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The current system for gaining entry to elite colleges discourages unique passions and deems many talented students ineligible.
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University will obviously teach you a certain skill or trade, however there are some more general lessons you'll learn during your studies that will serve you well during the rest of your life.
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Writing your thesis or doing a PhD is a huge undertaking. Here are a few things no one tells you about writing your thesis.
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Starting university is a huge undertaking for high school students. Here are a few things every new university student needs to know before starting.
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African American Majors: Earnings vary greatly among college majors. While college access has increased among African Americans, they are overrepresented in
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If you are a high school student keeping up your grades and keeping busy with some activities you enjoy - while also spending time with family and friends - con
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