Thirsty for learning, seniors fill college programs
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At Harvard University, a 63-year-old retiree -- trained in philosophy, but retired from real estate investing -- teaches a classroom of her peers about postmodernism.
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Large percentages of high school seniors are posting weak scores on national math and reading tests even though more of them are taking challenging courses and getting higher grades in school, say two new government reports released Thursday.
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The ballroom is decorated with floor-to-ceiling paintings of shiny soda fountains, classic cars and the old store windows downtown. A stoop juts out from a rendering of the high school facade, so graduates can sit and talk &#151; just like in the old days. And just like in the old days, not everyone in town is invited.
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By Diane Bitting  As you slog through the school year, it may seem as though high school will never end.           But before you know it, you'll be a senior, and you'll be grabbing that diploma and tossing your tassled cap in the air.
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BRYN MAWR, Pa. -- Class reunion! We straggle onto the lush campus of Gothic buildings and giant old trees. It's been 45 years since we graduated from this small women's college with its emphasis on academic success, the Quaker tradition of public service and the oft-repeated quote from the founding...
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Penn State, Cornell University among those offering paid download services to students.
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By MICHAEL HIMOWITZ  With their newly minted high school graduates headed off to college this fall, millions of parents face two agonizing prospects. One is coming up with the first tuition check. The other is buying their freshman a computer.
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Scientists have been preaching the benefits of mental exercise to seniors for years, but a new study may be the clincher that some people in their golden years have been waiting for.
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More students are passing Advanced Placement exams in every part of the country, as college-level work in high school becomes increasingly common &#151; and competitive.
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Here's a dream-come-true for Web addicts: college credit for watching YouTube.
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Universities face a "serious bottleneck" in finding enough students, an international study warns.
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Maureen Fitzgerald wanted to find out what she was good at before declaring a major at the University of Dayton. So she took communications, philosophy, history, English, among other courses.
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One Day University gives students a chance to hear lectures from four top universities without homework, tests or an admissions process that goes beyond writing a check.
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Credit card and mortgage companies promise customers an answer "while you wait" on loan applications. Now, more and more colleges are doing the same &#151; visiting high schools and letting applicants know their admissions fate right on the spot.
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About 50 colleges across the country have a six-year graduation rate below 20 percent, according to a nonprofit research group.
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The number of students choosing to take university courses abroad has more than doubled in recent years.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Jeff Stewart directs an educational technology program at Macon State College in Georgia. But even he was quickly overwhelmed while TV shopping last month. The sets at his local Sam's Club all looked nice, but each touted a different alphabet soup of new features, from HDTV to LCD. Stewart didn't want to make a mistake. He left without buying anything.