Tag: Harvard

October 31, 2022

A data trove released during the lawsuit against Harvard University’s race-conscious admission practices gave an unprecedented look into how the country’s wealthiest college vetted prospective students. One fact that was unearthed: Harvard applicants whose family members attended the Ivy League […]

July 19, 2018

With regard to the way higher education helps society and individuals, the survey found that about 83% of respondents thought it contributed to scientific advances, while about three quarters believe it contributes to a graduate’s personal wealth and success or […]

April 25, 2017

Harvard University released data Monday illustrating gains in the diversity of its faculty over the last decade. During that time the total number of tenured and tenure-track positions did not change much at all, although the proportion who were tenured […]

February 25, 2016

One of the biggest challenges in K-12 education is finding an effective and productive way to evaluate teacher performance. In a world where technology is rapidly reshaping the classroom, it’s natural to look to its potential, especially considering that many […]

January 26, 2016

Harvard University, which has lagged other colleges in selling naming rights for academic colleges, has done so twice in recent years, in return for large gifts. That has prompted debate at its medical school over whether an extremely large gift […]