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FIRE, Free Speech Rankings and Elite Top Universities in the USA

FIRE, Free Speech Rankings and Elite Top Universities in the USA

Ivy League Universities and other Elite Top Universities in the USA

Ivy League Universities and other Elite Top Universities in the USA

Corporate Labs and Academic Research

Corporate Labs and Academic Research

Academic Research and public funding

Academic Research and public funding

a16z discussion: Challenges facing Universities in the USA

A collection of articles and videos looking at the Challenges facing Universities in the USA

Biomedical Engineering at FIU, Florida International University

BME Biomedical Engineering at FIU, Florida International University

BME biomedical engineering - career, university major options

BME biomedical engineering - career, university major options

Academic Research - getting your PhD - essential tools, resources

Academic Research - getting your PhD - essential tools, resources

Academic Research - for high school students applying to university - find a program

Academic Research - for high school students applying to university - find a program

Academic Research - for high school students applying to university - where to publish

Academic Research - for high school students applying to university - where to publish

Counseling and Coaching - College admissions, and applying to elite top universities in the USA

Counseling and Coaching - College admissions, and applying to elite top universities in the USA

Academic Research - for high school students applying to university

Academic Research - for high school students applying to university

MIT University - problems, challenges

MIT University - problems, challenges

Yale University - problems, challenges

Yale University - problems, challenges

Stanford University - problems, challenges

Stanford University - problems, challenges

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Article

Why it made sense for an online community college to raise venture capital | TechCrunch

Campus doesn't look like a typical startup — it's an online community college — but its founder thought VC was still the right choice. (2024)


Article

How to fix the Ivy League

Its supremacy is being undermined by bad leadership | Leaders (2024)


Article

Ivory sour. Universities are failing to boost economic growth

How universities contribute to slow economic growth. Too often they generate ideas that no one knows how to use | Finance & economics (2024)


Article

Inventing the Perfect College Applicant For $120,000 a year, promises to turn any student into Ivy bait.

How College Consultants Invent Perfect Ivy League Applicants. Elite educational consultants like Command Education charge upwards of $120,000 a y... (2024)


Article

Augment provides an MBA-like program, but exclusively online | TechCrunch

Augment thinks its main online program could potentially become an alternative to traditional Masters of Business Administration (MBA). (2023)


Article

The Ultimate Guide to the Journal of Student Research

Getting your research paper published in an academic journal is a great way to gain external validation and credibility for your work. There are va... (2023)


Article

Academic Research by High School Students - The Newest College Admissions Ploy

The Newest College Admissions Ploy: Paying to Make Your Teen a “Peer-Reviewed” Author A group of services, often connected to pricey college cou... (2023)


Article

Can ChatGPT Write a Good College-Admissions Essay?

Can ChatGPT write a good college-admissions essay? As a sought-after tutor, I needed an answer to this question. So I conducted an experiment. (2023)


Article

Stanford’s War Against Its Own Students

A working-class student. A star soccer player. And the ominous emails from all-powerful administrators. (2023)


Article

Book Review: ‘The Exceptions,’ - sexism faced by female scientists at M.I.T., by Nancy Zernike - The New York Times

Kate Zernike’s “The Exceptions” tells the infuriating, inspiring story of the sexism faced by female scientists at M.I.T. — and how they fought back. (2023)


Article

edX Teams Up with Emeritus to Fuel International Expansion

The edX and Emeritus collaboration will provide millions of edX learners across India, Latin America, and Asia Pacific greater access to online cou... (2022)


Article

My Common App Essay: “Every School Reading This Except Dartmouth Sucks Ass” - McSweeney’s

PROMPT: Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome? The summer after ... (2022)


Article

Princeton University Is the World’s First Perpetual Motion Machine - Malcolm Gladwell

If you had a car that could run forever, would you still stop for gas? (2022)


Article

Chart: Which College Degrees Get the Highest Salaries?

How do different college degrees compare for earning potential? This chart uses a data set from 1.2 million past students to compare 50 different m... (2018)


Article

ApplyBoard makes first acquisition, grabbing Panda Portal to train recruiters | BetaKit

Kitchener-Waterloo unicorn startup ApplyBoard has made its first acquisition, purchasing education industry training company Panda Portal. (2022)


Article

Multiverse nabs $220M at a $1.7B valuation to expand its tech apprenticeship platform – TechCrunch

We’ve been tracking a worrying trend of layoffs in the technology industry, but that is not the full story. There is, concurrently, also a wave of ... (2022)


Article

Engage, VictoryXR - With Money From Facebook, 10 Colleges Turn Their Campuses into ‘Metaversities’ | EdSurge News

Is education moving to a “tri-brid” model that flows between in-person, online and simulated environments? Ten higher education institutions acr... (2022)


Article

Georgetown’s Cowardice on Free Speech - The Atlantic

If we all spoke circumspectly and wisely all the time, who would even need free-speech policies? (2022)


Article

The Student-Debt Trap Biden Just Walked Into - The Atlantic

Not for the first time, the president has made himself hostage to his party’s activist wing. (2022)


Article

Who Really Benefits From Student-Loan Forgiveness? - The Atlantic

The proposal’s prominence has less to do with its merits than with college graduates’ agenda-setting power. (2022)


Article

John Doerr Gives Stanford $1.1 Billion for Climate School - The New York Times

The billionaire venture capitalist said the study of climate change and sustainability would be the “new computer science.” (2022)


Article

Higher Ed Advertising Reaches All-Time High

Paid advertising by U.S. colleges and universities reached an all-time high, despite declines in higher ed advertising by the for-profit educationa... (2017)


Article

College enrollment decline of more than 15% predicted after the year 2025

College enrollment decline: What does the declining birthrate mean for colleges and universities? Which states will be hit the hardest? And what wi... (2018)


Article

Colleges face reckoning as plummeting birthrate worsens enrollment declines

Projections of plummeting college enrollment may be finally forcing colleges and universities to make big changes. (2021)


Article

Colleges spend $2.2 billion + marketing themselves to attract students

Record amounts are being spent on higher education marketing and advertising as enrollment numbers fall and competition among colleges rises. (2021)


Article

Why Did Harvard University Go After One of Its Best Black Professors?

Roland Fryer Jr.’s life is a movie script: A man abandoned by his mom and raised by an alcoholic dad became the youngest black professor to ever se... (2022)


Article

MIT - reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles

At MIT Admissions, we recruit and enroll a talented and diverse class of undergraduates who will learn to use science, technology, and other areas ... (2022)


Article

4 ways to help STEM majors stay the course

Colleges don’t have to sit by and watch STEM majors leave for other fields. Two Ph.D. biology students share tips for encouraging students to stick... (2022)


Article

Why America Has So Few Doctors - The Atlantic

As a matter of basic economics, fewer doctors means less care and more expensive services. (2022)


Article

The Four Quadrants of Conformism - Paul Graham essay

The Four Quadrants of Conformism - Paul Graham essay July 2020 One of the most revealing ways to classify people is by the degree and aggress... (2022)


Video

Think Twice Before Becoming a Scientist: PhDs Are Regretting Their Choice

Uncover the harsh realities of academic careers in 2024. This eye-opening video delves into the financial and career struggles faced by PhD graduat... (2024)


Video

Higher Ed Crisis: Ask Us Anything! (Part 3/3)

Welcome to “The Ben & Marc Show”, featuring a16z co-founders Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen. In this latest episode -- the final in a 3 part ser... (2024)


Video

Fixing Higher Education & New Startup Opportunities (part 2/3)

Welcome to "The Ben & Marc Show," featuring a16z's co-founders Ben Horowitz & Marc Andreessen. In this latest episode, Marc and Ben continue their ... (2024)


Video

Crisis in Higher Ed & Why Universities Still Matter (part 1/3)

Welcome to “The Ben & Marc Show”, featuring a16z co-founders Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen. In this latest episode, Marc and Ben tackle the uni... (2024)


Video

What is Biomedical Engineering & Why is it the BEST Major!! Part I

Hi everyone! Being a recent graduate from TWO Ivy League universities, Harvard & Cornell University, I thought I'd talk about the field that I've s... (2023)


Video

The Problem with "The College Experience" | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

Professors Glenn Loury and Daniel Bessner join Bill to discuss the transformation taking place in American universities. (2023)


Video

Mechanical vs Biomedical Engineering : Which is BETTER?

Mechanical vs Biomedical Engineering : Which is BETTER? (2023)


Video

73 Questions With A Former IVY LEAGUE ADMISSIONS OFFICER | New York Times Published Author

GUYS, I've filmed a lot of 73 Questions videos but I think THIS one has been the most informative!! Grab a pen! You will probably want to take note... (2023)


Video

This Is Water - David Foster Wallace - Kenyon College Commencement Speech

Commencement Speech to Kenyon College class of 2005 written by David Foster Wallace (2022)


Video

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL : HOW TO GET RECRUITED | VolleyVideo

A common question I receive is "How do I get recruited to play college volleyball" (specifically in the USA)? VolleyVideo is a Volleyball Recruiti... (2021)


Video

HOW I GOT RECRUITED TO USC: WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Hey guys! I hope you enjoy my recruiting story :) I realized I forgot to talk about high-school volleyball (which is because it wasn't a big part o... (2021)


Video

Why You Shouldn't Go to Harvard | Malcolm Gladwell Highlights | Google Zeitgeist

Malcolm Gladwell explains why you'd be better off going to a worse school (and why you should hire people at the top of their class, regardless of ... (2020)


Video

Why College Is So Expensive In America - CNBC

College in the United States is expensive. The cost of higher education just keeps going up. Tuition costs at both public and private universities ... (2019)


Video

Purposeful Work | The Bates Campaign on Vimeo

This is "Purposeful Work | The Bates Campaign" by Bates College on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. (2018)


Video

Blockchain and Blockcerts in Education - Chris Jagers

Knowledge Innovation Centre, Jan 29, 2017 The blockchain provides a new technical infrastructure of trust that is used to store an immutable his... (2018)


Podcast

Greg Lukianoff: Cancel Culture, Deplatforming, Censorship & Free Speech - Lex Fridman Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from Lex Fridman Podcast on Spotify. Greg Lukianoff is a free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, president of FIRE -... (2024)


Podcast

2. Beyond NIL: Will College Sports Become a Free Market? - UnCommon Law | Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from UnCommon Law on Spotify. The new era of name, image, and likeness in college sports has seen rapid change. For instance... (2022)


Podcast

The Student Debt Dilemma With Constantine Yannelis - Capitalisn't | Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from Capitalisn't on Spotify. We’re taking a week off here at the end of the summer, but with Biden’s recent student loan an... (2022)


Podcast

RIP SAT - Today, Explained | Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from Today, Explained on Spotify. Why are colleges ditching the test? A) The SAT is biased B) Colleges want to admit more di... (2022)


Podcast

a16z Podcast: Online Learning and the Ed Tech Debate

The research behind online education, the impact of COVID on the future of higher ed, and tech's potential in everything from curriculum to access ... (2020)


Podcast

College Fails : Planet Money

The pandemic is transforming college from a can't-miss into a can't-attend experience. Can colleges survive? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter h... (2020)


Podcast

At a Time of Campus Polarization, Can ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Efforts Help? | EdSurge News

There’s a growing call for diversity on campus. And it’s not all about demographics—there’s a new push toward making classrooms inviting to a diver... (2019)


Podcast

The Benefits Of Taking Out Loans For College : NPR

Counselors and parents are hesitant for students to take out loans for college. But a new study shows that borrowing money can actually be helpful ... (2018)


Podcast

a16z Podcast: The Case Against Education, From Signaling to Rainbow’s End – Andreessen Horowitz

Signaling -- not learning -- can explain why education pays in the labor market, and why we shouldn't invest (any more) in it, argues Bryan Caplan,... (2018)


Podcast

High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up For University : NPR

Huge shortages loom in the skilled trades, which require less — and cheaper — training. Should that make students rethink the four-year degree? (2018)


Podcast

Audio: Here's how California campuses are fixing the problem of pricey college textbooks

California efforts to cut college textbook costs are bearing fruit. California State University says it saved students $36 million last year. (2018)


Podcast

Rebroadcast: What If MOOCs Really Do Revolutionize Education? by EdSurge On Air

On this holiday week, we're rebroadcasting our most popular episode of 2017: Barbara Oakley, a professor of engineering at Oakland University,... (2018)


Book

Who Gets In and Why

From award-winning higher education journalist and New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Selingo comes a revealing look from inside the admissi... (2023)


Book

Valedictorians at the Gate

Named one of Grown & Flown's “Best Book on College Admissions and Paying for College” “The most honest, most helpful book I’ve ever read on applyin... (2023)


Book

The Low-Density University | Johns Hopkins University Press Books

COVID-19 has placed American higher education at a crossroads. This book is the roadmap.COVID-19 triggered an existential crisis for American highe... (2020)


Book

The Value of the Humanities - Chapter (PDF Available) · January 2015

What is the value of the humanities? This is a question that guides us throughout this report as we seek conceptual clarity and credibility for pra... (2019)


Book

The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education: Clayton M. Christensen, Henry J. Eyring

The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education from the Inside Out [Clayton M. Christensen, Henry J. Eyring] on Amazon.com. The In... (2018)


Website

The Modern MBA | Quantic School of Business and Technology

Earn your accredited degree with Quantic's award-winning and radically affordable MBA and Executive MBA degree programs. Join global business leade... (2023)


Website

Section - MBA-quality online business education

Section membership gives you unlimited classes with the best minds in business. (2023)


Website

Augment.org | The Best MBA Alternative

The Augment MBA program is tailored for busy professionals. Learn from the founders of Wikipedia, YouTube & more. Anytime, anywhere, on any device. (2023)


Website

MIT Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA)

MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms is an interdisciplinary initiative exploring the boundary between computer science and physical science. CBA studie... (2023)


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Free Speech Rankings - universities USA - College Pulse, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education

College Pulse, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, and RealClearEducation have released the first ever College Free Speech Rankings, a c... (2021)


Website

altMBA

The altMBA is an intensive, 4-week online workshop designed by Seth Godin for high-performing individuals who want to level up and lead. (2021)


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Piazza - website - The incredibly easy, completely free Q&A platform

Piazza is a free online gathering place where students can ask, answer, and explore 24/7, under the guidance of their instructors. Students as well... (2020)


Website

University of the People: Tuition-Free, Accredited Online Degree Programs

University of the People (UoPeople) is the Education Revolution! It is the first non-profit, American-accredited, tuition-free online university de... (2020)


Website

Outlier - Earn college credits online (from co-founder of MasterClass)

Experience the world's best online education with Outlier. Learn from top educators and earn college credits you can transfer to any school. Out... (2020)


Website

Course Hero - Get Unstuck

Instant access to millions of Study Resources, Course Notes, Test Prep, 24/7 Homework Help, Tutors, and more. Learn, teach, and study with Course H... (2020)


Website

Human-Centered Computing BS Degree at RIT

HCC is about leveraging technology, exploring and adapting how people access and interact with it. Finding ways to integrate technology with our ev... (2019)


Website

MIT HCI

Human-Computer Interaction at MIT CSAIL (2018)


Website

NYU - Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP)

Learn more about the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at NYU Tisch, a two-year graduate program exploring the imaginative use of commun... (2018)


Website

SAGE CORPS - Study Abroad & Intern Abroad

Global entrepreneurship program that sends top college students abroad to intern with startup companies around the globe. (2018)


Website

Entrepreneurship & Startups -- Internships Abroad | Go Overseas

Discover startup internships abroad. Read reviews and interviews from students who've completed a startup internship abroad. (2018)


Website

Microcredentialing | EDUCAUSE

The EDUCAUSE Microcredentialing (digital badging) Program recognizes the higher education community’s ongoing engagement, professional/competency d... (2018)


Website

EduGeeksClub || Hire the Best Dissertation Writers

Is there a top dissertation writing service that delivers superb content? There is! Hire the dissertation writers from EduGeeksClub. ✓ (2018)


GoogleFile

Syllabus for Eric's PhD students - How to get a PhD (guide)

I’m writing this because while we give explicit guidance to our students in the classroom via our syllabi, we don’t do that for our PhD students. T... (2020)


GoogleFile

Hidden ivies - list of top liberal arts colleges in the USA - Google Sheets

liberal arts schools - beyond the Ivy League Claremont McKenna college,Claremont,California,private liberal arts college in Claremont, Californi... (2019)


GoogleFile

TEM 494-598 Israel Startup Nation Syllabus.pdf

ASU Arizona State University - course syllabus Israel: Startup NationTEM 494/598Summer 2016 (2019)


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421 Articles
15 Videos
12 Podcasts
5 Books
5 Notes
17 Websites
3 Google Files
160 Chunks