Powell recommends schools mimic the military to fix their problems.
What U.S. Needs to Be the Leader in STEM Again
There’s nothing like being successful in the past to make you feel like a loser today. Take America—particularly America’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) sector. The big wins of the 20th century were pretty …
Bank Chairman: Don’t Turn Schools into Businesses
Academic and corporate leaders map path for schools struggling in current financial climate
Anti-Liberal Online Tirades Earn Penn. Police Chief a Pink Slip
Mark Kessler’s pro gun videos have been watched hundreds of thousands of times online.
Nancy Gibbs Opens the 2013 TIME Summit on Higher Education
Fareed Zakaria: Is America Losing the Knowledge Wars?
TIME’s editor at large, Fareed Zakaria, addresses the TIME Summit on Higher Education in New York City on September 19th, 2013. You can find more from the summit here.
13 Wounded in a Hail of Gunfire in Chicago Park
Eyewitnesses said the shooter appeared to be firing randomly at passersby
Condoleezza Rice: Don’t Give Up On the Humanities
In the opening panel for the TIME Higher Education Summit, in New York City on September 19, 2013, Condoleezza Rice sounded off on the importance of humanities in an increasingly tech-focused academic climate. Check out her …
Back to the Future: How College Classrooms Can Compete With MOOCs
Fareed Zakaria, TIME’s editor at large, opened the TIME Summit on Higher Education on Thursday evening in New York City by reminding his audience that “eight of our top 10 universities in the world are American.”
Yet, …
Activists Attempt Blocking the Keystone XL Pipeline With a Barn
Environmental activists in Nebraska are fighting back against the Keystone XL pipeline by building a solar-powered barn in the pipe’s path on the Hammond family’s farm. If the proposed pipeline is built, it will run directly …
California Passes Ride-Share Guidelines
Becomes first state to regulate the popular service
LIVE STREAM: TIME Summit on Higher Education
Leaders in education, government, philanthropy and business gather to discuss the future of the American university. Watch it here live: Sept. 19, 7-9pm and Sept. 20, 8am-4:30pm. See the detailed live stream schedule and …
You’re More Likely to Get Punched to Death in Texas, and 5 Other Surprising Crime Stats
Highlights from the FBI’s latest report on criminal activity in America