by Sarah Green | May 6, 2013 | News
With the rise of technology has come the rise of online courses—and with that, cheating has become easier than ever. Now online courses are utilizing technology to try and prevent cheating—but it remains to be seen just how effective such strategies are. Some...
by Supporting Education | Apr 30, 2013 | News
The all-nighter. It’s the granddaddy of all study sessions, and it constantly lurks as a dark possibility for students as they approach the end of the quarter. But no matter how often you think about it, no one is really ready to pull an all-nighter. It’s...
by Sarah Green | Apr 30, 2013 | News
In recent years, we have started learning more and more about adolescent sleep patterns and how the lack of sleep affects teenagers. As the years go on, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that our current system is simply not conducive to students performing well in...
by Sarah Green | Apr 26, 2013 | News
Education is important in all stages of life. Whether we are learning in primary, secondary, post-secondary, or on-the-job situations, most of us continue learning throughout our entire lives. But education can, unfortunately, be expensive. Public schooling is free...
by Supporting Education | Apr 25, 2013 | Profiles
Jenny Farrelly knows that a good education is one of the best things people can do to start and advance their careers. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University and Dartmouth herself, she understands that for some, it’s a struggle just to get through high school....
by Sarah Green | Apr 23, 2013 | News
In the past few years, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Education has flown into the spotlight. More and more schools are adopting the STEM model, putting an emphasis on math and science-related subjects in an effort to turn out students who...
by Sarah Green | Apr 20, 2013 | News
Suicide is the number two cause of death in college students, according to a study from the University of Virginia. The research, commissioned by Dr. James C. Turner, looked at leading causes of deaths among college students at four-year universities. It is the first...
by Sarah Green | Apr 13, 2013 | News
Textbooks have been the woe of students for generations. They’re heavy, fragile, expensive, and get outdated very quickly. But many schools are moving toward a much more technologically savvy way of communicating information, and it might save students from having to...
by Sarah Green | Apr 5, 2013 | News
According to a recent report from Moody’s, federal budget cuts that will occur as an effect of the sequestration will have minimal impacts on public universities. The credit ratings agency says that the general outlook for universities is optimistic in regards to risk...
by Sarah Green | Apr 4, 2013 | News
Most people have heard of Amanda Knox. In 2007 she was accused of being involved in the gruesome murder of her then roommate, Meredith Kercher. The two were both exchange students in Italy at the time, and for Knox, the following five years were spent being...
