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Ivy League Schools Are Overrated. Send Your Kids Elsewhere. | New Republic
The nation's top colleges are turning our kids into zombies “Our system of elite education manufactures young people who are smart and talented ... (2014)
Brown University raising $120 million to eliminate all student loans
Brown University has initiated a $120 million campaign to drop all loans from financial aid packages given to their undergraduates. (2017)
10 Lessons of an MIT Education
MIT, From the Association of Alumni and Alumnae of MIT April 1997 (2017)
The Great College Loan Swindle
Rolling Stone, 2017: “How universities, banks and the government turned student debt into America's next financial black hole... Parents, not w... (2017)
The Disappearing American Grad Student
New York Times, 2017: “Graduate programs in STEM have the highest percentage of international students of any broad academic field. Why don’t the ... (2017)
Six Myths About Choosing a College Major
New York Times, 2017: “Not all philosophy majors wind up as baristas, and not all engineers get rich. Here’s what you need to know before making t... (2017)
University of Chicago: 'We Do Not Support Trigger Warnings'
Time Magazine, 2016: "The school believes they prevent the 'free exchange of ideas' In a letter, the incoming class at the University of Chicag... (2017)
How to Learn Advanced Mathematics Without Heading to University - Part 3 | QuantStart
2016, In the first and second articles in the series we looked at the courses that are taken in the first half of a four-year undergraduate mathem... (2017)
Dean for graduate education to take leave, start new university - The Tech
Professor Christine Ortiz is stepping down from her post as dean for graduate education to found a new residential research university. “The goal... (2017)
MIT Dean Takes Leave to Start New University Without Lectures or Classrooms
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2016: "hristine Ortiz is taking a leave from her prestigious post as a professor and dean at the Massachusetts Inst... (2016)
The Coming Meltdown in College Education
Mark Cuban, 2012: "Its far too easy to borrow money for college. Did you know that there is more outstanding debt for student loans than there is... (2017)
States are moving to cut college costs by introducing open-source textbooks
Quartz, 2017: "Initiatives in Maryland and New York are attempting to curb rising education costs by adopting open-source, copyright-free textbook... (2017)
Bootcamps vs. College
Programming bootcamps seem to make an impossible claim. Instead of spending four years in university, they say, you can learn how to be a software ... (2017)
Exclusive Test Data: Many Colleges Fail to Improve Critical-Thinking Skills
Wall Street Journal, 2017: "Results of a standardized measure of reasoning ability show many students don’t improve much over four years—even at s... (2017)
Opinion | Tom Hanks on His Two Years at Chabot College
New York Times, 2015. Tom Hanks is an actor, producer and director. His 2011 film “Larry Crowne” was inspired by his years at Chabot College. ... (2017)
Starbucks to Provide Free College Education to Thousands of Workers
New York Times, 2014: Through an unusual arrangement with Arizona State University, the company will pay for its workers to earn college degrees. ... (2017)
College ROI
College is obviously expensive, but is it still a wise investment? On average, foregoing college in favor of entering the workforce + investing tu... (2017)
The looming decline of the public research university
Cuts in research funding have left midwestern state schools—and the economies they support—struggling to survive... university research is in troub... (2017)
University of Vermont Medical School to Eliminate Lectures Completely by 2019
Washington Post, Research confirms that retention after a lecture is about 10% and "taking notes from 'a sage on a stage' isn't as effective as ot... (2017)
The Oxford-Cambridge Arc. How Labour can unshackle Britain’s most innovative region
It will have to confront the charge of elitism | Leaders (2025)
Why it made sense for an online community college to raise venture capital | TechCrunch
Campus doesn't look like a typical startup — it's an online community college — but its founder thought VC was still the right choice. (2024)
How to fix the Ivy League
Its supremacy is being undermined by bad leadership | Leaders (2024)
Ivory sour. Universities are failing to boost economic growth
How universities contribute to slow economic growth. Too often they generate ideas that no one knows how to use | Finance & economics (2024)
Inventing the Perfect College Applicant For $120,000 a year, promises to turn any student into Ivy bait.
How College Consultants Invent Perfect Ivy League Applicants. Elite educational consultants like Command Education charge upwards of $120,000 a y... (2024)
Augment provides an MBA-like program, but exclusively online | TechCrunch
Augment thinks its main online program could potentially become an alternative to traditional Masters of Business Administration (MBA). (2023)
The Ultimate Guide to the Journal of Student Research
Getting your research paper published in an academic journal is a great way to gain external validation and credibility for your work. There are va... (2023)
Academic Research by High School Students - The Newest College Admissions Ploy
The Newest College Admissions Ploy: Paying to Make Your Teen a “Peer-Reviewed” Author A group of services, often connected to pricey college cou... (2023)
Can ChatGPT Write a Good College-Admissions Essay?
Can ChatGPT write a good college-admissions essay? As a sought-after tutor, I needed an answer to this question. So I conducted an experiment. (2023)
Stanford’s War Against Its Own Students
A working-class student. A star soccer player. And the ominous emails from all-powerful administrators. (2023)
Book Review: ‘The Exceptions,’ - sexism faced by female scientists at M.I.T., by Nancy Zernike - The New York Times
Kate Zernike’s “The Exceptions” tells the infuriating, inspiring story of the sexism faced by female scientists at M.I.T. — and how they fought back. (2023)
Think Twice Before Becoming a Scientist: PhDs Are Regretting Their Choice
Uncover the harsh realities of academic careers in 2024. This eye-opening video delves into the financial and career struggles faced by PhD graduat... (2024)
Higher Ed Crisis: Ask Us Anything! (Part 3/3)
Welcome to “The Ben & Marc Show”, featuring a16z co-founders Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen. In this latest episode -- the final in a 3 part ser... (2024)
Fixing Higher Education & New Startup Opportunities (part 2/3)
Welcome to "The Ben & Marc Show," featuring a16z's co-founders Ben Horowitz & Marc Andreessen. In this latest episode, Marc and Ben continue their ... (2024)
Crisis in Higher Ed & Why Universities Still Matter (part 1/3)
Welcome to “The Ben & Marc Show”, featuring a16z co-founders Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen. In this latest episode, Marc and Ben tackle the uni... (2024)
What is Biomedical Engineering & Why is it the BEST Major!! Part I
Hi everyone! Being a recent graduate from TWO Ivy League universities, Harvard & Cornell University, I thought I'd talk about the field that I've s... (2023)
The Problem with "The College Experience" | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
Professors Glenn Loury and Daniel Bessner join Bill to discuss the transformation taking place in American universities. (2023)
Mechanical vs Biomedical Engineering : Which is BETTER?
Mechanical vs Biomedical Engineering : Which is BETTER? (2023)
73 Questions With A Former IVY LEAGUE ADMISSIONS OFFICER | New York Times Published Author
GUYS, I've filmed a lot of 73 Questions videos but I think THIS one has been the most informative!! Grab a pen! You will probably want to take note... (2023)
This Is Water - David Foster Wallace - Kenyon College Commencement Speech
Commencement Speech to Kenyon College class of 2005 written by David Foster Wallace (2022)
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL : HOW TO GET RECRUITED | VolleyVideo
A common question I receive is "How do I get recruited to play college volleyball" (specifically in the USA)? VolleyVideo is a Volleyball Recruiti... (2021)
HOW I GOT RECRUITED TO USC: WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Hey guys! I hope you enjoy my recruiting story :) I realized I forgot to talk about high-school volleyball (which is because it wasn't a big part o... (2021)
Why You Shouldn't Go to Harvard | Malcolm Gladwell Highlights | Google Zeitgeist
Malcolm Gladwell explains why you'd be better off going to a worse school (and why you should hire people at the top of their class, regardless of ... (2020)
Why College Is So Expensive In America - CNBC
College in the United States is expensive. The cost of higher education just keeps going up. Tuition costs at both public and private universities ... (2019)
Blockchain and Blockcerts in Education - Chris Jagers
Knowledge Innovation Centre, Jan 29, 2017 The blockchain provides a new technical infrastructure of trust that is used to store an immutable his... (2018)
Greg Lukianoff: Cancel Culture, Deplatforming, Censorship & Free Speech - Lex Fridman Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Lex Fridman Podcast on Spotify. Greg Lukianoff is a free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, president of FIRE -... (2024)
2. Beyond NIL: Will College Sports Become a Free Market? - UnCommon Law | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from UnCommon Law on Spotify. The new era of name, image, and likeness in college sports has seen rapid change. For instance... (2022)
The Student Debt Dilemma With Constantine Yannelis - Capitalisn't | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Capitalisn't on Spotify. We’re taking a week off here at the end of the summer, but with Biden’s recent student loan an... (2022)
RIP SAT - Today, Explained | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Today, Explained on Spotify. Why are colleges ditching the test? A) The SAT is biased B) Colleges want to admit more di... (2022)
a16z Podcast: Online Learning and the Ed Tech Debate
The research behind online education, the impact of COVID on the future of higher ed, and tech's potential in everything from curriculum to access ... (2020)
College Fails : Planet Money
The pandemic is transforming college from a can't-miss into a can't-attend experience. Can colleges survive? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter h... (2020)
At a Time of Campus Polarization, Can ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Efforts Help? | EdSurge News
There’s a growing call for diversity on campus. And it’s not all about demographics—there’s a new push toward making classrooms inviting to a diver... (2019)
The Benefits Of Taking Out Loans For College : NPR
Counselors and parents are hesitant for students to take out loans for college. But a new study shows that borrowing money can actually be helpful ... (2018)
a16z Podcast: The Case Against Education, From Signaling to Rainbow’s End – Andreessen Horowitz
Signaling -- not learning -- can explain why education pays in the labor market, and why we shouldn't invest (any more) in it, argues Bryan Caplan,... (2018)
High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up For University : NPR
Huge shortages loom in the skilled trades, which require less — and cheaper — training. Should that make students rethink the four-year degree? (2018)
Audio: Here's how California campuses are fixing the problem of pricey college textbooks
California efforts to cut college textbook costs are bearing fruit. California State University says it saved students $36 million last year. (2018)
Rebroadcast: What If MOOCs Really Do Revolutionize Education? by EdSurge On Air
On this holiday week, we're rebroadcasting our most popular episode of 2017: Barbara Oakley, a professor of engineering at Oakland University,... (2018)
Who Gets In and Why
From award-winning higher education journalist and New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Selingo comes a revealing look from inside the admissi... (2023)
Valedictorians at the Gate
Named one of Grown & Flown's “Best Book on College Admissions and Paying for College” “The most honest, most helpful book I’ve ever read on applyin... (2023)
The Low-Density University | Johns Hopkins University Press Books
COVID-19 has placed American higher education at a crossroads. This book is the roadmap.COVID-19 triggered an existential crisis for American highe... (2020)
The Value of the Humanities - Chapter (PDF Available) · January 2015
What is the value of the humanities? This is a question that guides us throughout this report as we seek conceptual clarity and credibility for pra... (2019)
The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education: Clayton M. Christensen, Henry J. Eyring
The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education from the Inside Out [Clayton M. Christensen, Henry J. Eyring] on Amazon.com. The In... (2018)
The Modern MBA | Quantic School of Business and Technology
Earn your accredited degree with Quantic's award-winning and radically affordable MBA and Executive MBA degree programs. Join global business leade... (2023)
Section - MBA-quality online business education
Section membership gives you unlimited classes with the best minds in business. (2023)
Augment.org | The Best MBA Alternative
The Augment MBA program is tailored for busy professionals. Learn from the founders of Wikipedia, YouTube & more. Anytime, anywhere, on any device. (2023)
MIT Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA)
MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms is an interdisciplinary initiative exploring the boundary between computer science and physical science. CBA studie... (2023)
Free Speech Rankings - universities USA - College Pulse, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
College Pulse, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, and RealClearEducation have released the first ever College Free Speech Rankings, a c... (2021)
altMBA
The altMBA is an intensive, 4-week online workshop designed by Seth Godin for high-performing individuals who want to level up and lead. (2021)
Piazza - website - The incredibly easy, completely free Q&A platform
Piazza is a free online gathering place where students can ask, answer, and explore 24/7, under the guidance of their instructors. Students as well... (2020)
University of the People: Tuition-Free, Accredited Online Degree Programs
University of the People (UoPeople) is the Education Revolution! It is the first non-profit, American-accredited, tuition-free online university de... (2020)
Outlier - Earn college credits online (from co-founder of MasterClass)
Experience the world's best online education with Outlier. Learn from top educators and earn college credits you can transfer to any school. Out... (2020)
Course Hero - Get Unstuck
Instant access to millions of Study Resources, Course Notes, Test Prep, 24/7 Homework Help, Tutors, and more. Learn, teach, and study with Course H... (2020)
Human-Centered Computing BS Degree at RIT
HCC is about leveraging technology, exploring and adapting how people access and interact with it. Finding ways to integrate technology with our ev... (2019)
NYU - Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP)
Learn more about the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at NYU Tisch, a two-year graduate program exploring the imaginative use of commun... (2018)
SAGE CORPS - Study Abroad & Intern Abroad
Global entrepreneurship program that sends top college students abroad to intern with startup companies around the globe. (2018)
Entrepreneurship & Startups -- Internships Abroad | Go Overseas
Discover startup internships abroad. Read reviews and interviews from students who've completed a startup internship abroad. (2018)
Microcredentialing | EDUCAUSE
The EDUCAUSE Microcredentialing (digital badging) Program recognizes the higher education community’s ongoing engagement, professional/competency d... (2018)
EduGeeksClub || Hire the Best Dissertation Writers
Is there a top dissertation writing service that delivers superb content? There is! Hire the dissertation writers from EduGeeksClub. ✓ (2018)
MIT HCI
Human-Computer Interaction at MIT CSAIL (2018)
Syllabus for Eric's PhD students - How to get a PhD (guide)
I’m writing this because while we give explicit guidance to our students in the classroom via our syllabi, we don’t do that for our PhD students. T... (2020)
Hidden ivies - list of top liberal arts colleges in the USA - Google Sheets
liberal arts schools - beyond the Ivy League Claremont McKenna college,Claremont,California,private liberal arts college in Claremont, Californi... (2019)
TEM 494-598 Israel Startup Nation Syllabus.pdf
ASU Arizona State University - course syllabus Israel: Startup NationTEM 494/598Summer 2016 (2019)