Claremont Graduate University and Pomona College art alumnus James Turrell was featured in the NYTimes T magazine this weekend. His "lightscapes" are stunning and continue to garner him world-wide fame. Read more.

This is an interesting article on the conflicts arising in the changing world of higher education, and in education in general. There is the technological movement that wants everything to be accessible and free. Then there is the real-world necessity of needing to charge for a service--if only to allow for the service to continue. Read more.

Well, not exactly. However, researchers at Harvard MIT have developed free software that will be available soon that uses "artificial intelligence" to grade student essays and short written responses. But will say "Good morning class"? Read more.

The regular column/section in the New York Times devoted to the many aspects of college admission in America has just published a first listing of the number of applications received at various colleges and universities in 2013. There is a great deal more here in the column archive.

Two education researchers, one from Stanford and one from Harvard, delved into every student who recently took the SAT. Their research revealed that few low-income, top students finally attended the most selective colleges in the country. The results ask more questions than answer them. Read more here.

The question is this: if you ask for financial aid will it hurt your chances of being admitted to the college or your choice? The answer is simple: it depends. It depends on the wealth of the school and its financial aid policy. Read more in The New York Times.

An interesting article in The Huffington Post from a student at Bryn Mawr on the relevance of a women's college education today--to grow and support women leaders being just one reason they are so. Webb is a strong supporter of a women's college education and many girls from Vivian Webb School matriculate to these colleges.

A new article in NYTimes explores how the profession is reacting to the recent drastic drop of law school applications. The profession questions the time and expense required of post-bac training.

In this interesting review in the NYRB, the reviewer digs deep into a new book by professor Thomas Nagel titled Mind and Cosmos. The question on the table: Was Darwin just a little bit, well, wrong? Read more.