Amherst College News

Karin Brown, a philosophy professor at San Jose State University, on May 23, 2013.

Harvard University professors expressed concerned that HarvardX, the school's offering on the EdX online teaching platform founded by Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , is operating without the involvement of its faculty.

At her Amherst College graduation in 1982, Madeline Janis wore an armband to protest the imprisonment of South Africa's anti-apartheid leader, Nelson Mandela.

AMHERST, Mass.-Arthur J. Ourieff's first semester at college started out like any other.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ More than 2,200 undergraduate and graduate students joined the ranks of Seton Hall University alumni after commencement ceremonies this week.

Correct answer: None of the above. According to Delta Cost Project , the biggest category of schools, by full-time enrollment, is actually public community colleges.

Community colleges "are in great danger of becoming indelibly separate and unequal institutions in the higher-education landscape," a Century Foundation task force warns in a report being released here on Thursday.

"One simply can not judge Wagner's 'Lohengrin' after a first hearing. Pity I don't intend hearing it a second time." riting about the arts is a ticklish endeavor: you want to be fair and open minded and, at the same time, you don't want to abandon all vestige of intelligence and discrimination for fear of recrimination, in the event that one's ... (more)

Bats are the featured creatures at the Berkshire Museum this winter. The museum is currently presenting a major exhibition, 'BATS: Creatures of the Night,' which continues through May 12.

Gazing up at the Holyoke Range one wouldn't realize that they were looking at the location of one of the remnants of the cold war.

John J. Viteritti, D.O., medical director, has been selected to participate as a fellow in the 2013-14 America's Health Insurance Plans Foundation Executive Leadership Program.

Evelyn Ting has felt the power of music, the love of learning and the satisfaction of giving to the community.

In a new installation celebrating 25 years of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, the work of Carleton College art professors David Lefkowitz and Stephen Mohring is featured in "Walker on the Green: Artist-Designed Mini Golf." On Thursday, May 23, The Walker Art Center will open two eight-hole courses, featuring individual holes created by various ... (more)

On the heels of faculty backlashes to massive open online courses, three universities have pulled out of an online learning program with education company 2U.

The 54-year-old has lived in the district for nine years and has a boy who will be entering PVC , and a girl in CET .

Hadley Arkes of Amherst College would make the top of the Power Line 100 Best Professors list if we went either by alphabetical order or any kind of semi-objective scoring system.

Professors across the U.S. are criticizing a rush to offer free online college courses, challenging a movement designed to spread knowledge and reduce higher-education costs.

Huckleberries received this response from Coeur d'Alene School District spokeswoman Laura Rumpler after comments on Huckleberries questioning Matt Handelman's qualifications to serve as interim superintendent after Hazel Bauman leaves for a new job in Washington July 1: Matthew Handelman completed the Superintendent Certification Program through ... (more)

Few college students say their school is doing a good job addressing campus sexual assault and harassment, according to a nationwide survey by the volunteer group Students Active For Ending Rape .

Ralph J. Gould, Jr., director of public safety at Holyoke Community College since 2006, will assume the post of chief of police for Smith, Mount Holyoke and Hampshire colleges on June 24.