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# tech
Colleges are trying to figure out who'll actually succeed in a computer science program, and they're starting to find some interesting insights.
# tech
A disagreement between academic and industrial computer science is threatening to leave students in an educational no-man's land.
# education
William Deresiewicz would like to lift up the humanities by tearing down STEM, with a little casual racism and xenophobia on top for good measure.
# education
Colleges are being confronted about the mixed outcomes of their graduates and they're not taking the feedback seriously.
# education
In light of eye-opening reports about higher ed, Americans need to start asking themselves a fundamental question: how many people really need to go to college?
# education
A study of over 2,000 students found some very disturbing facts about the American college system.
# education
The ivory tower phenomenon is real, and it's brutal on scientists and their research.
# education
Humanities scholars are still on a campaign to discourage the rise in STEM and vocational majors.
# education
Not making future doctors take enough science classes or pass stringent exams to appeal to humanities majors is a recipe for disaster.
# education
College education seems due for an overhaul and the first step may be admitting that not everyone needs it.