University students who attend interactive seminars in person get better exam results than those who do not attend, potentially equivalent to almost a full grade, new research from the University of ...

The John Marshall Lecture Series features scholars, journalists, and other public figures with a view to shedding light on the peculiar responsibilities and challenges of democratic leadership. It ...

Every spring, amidst an inundation of matriculation forms and paperwork, incoming freshmen find in their mail a booklet of freshmen seminars. As they ponder the stimulating topics presented among the ...

Best-selling author and English Prof. Andre Dubus III is, in many ways, an unlikely college professor, he told an audience of first-year and incoming transfer students in the Honors College on a ...

In the weeks since the 2024 presidential election, various groups at Dartmouth have hosted events to discuss former President Donald Trump’s victory — from a panel with government professors to a ...

In a time when we live ever more deeply embedded in the digital ecosystem, Harvard University’s seminar called “Tree” should be a required course for all. Its lessons are not delivered in a lecture ...

For the first time ever, the Knowlton School of Architecture will welcome two professional architects — instead of one — to participate in the Baumer Lecture Series. Every semester, the school hosts ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE - Flash mobs assemble in public spaces to dance, protest or do battle with lightsabers. And at the University of Virginia, thanks to Laura Nelson, they gather to learn. Once or twice a ...