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2013 U.S. Professors of the Year
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Honored Professors Share Lessons Learned From Failures

The four people honored as the 2013 U.S. Professors of the Year recently shared a common experience: how they learned from failure.

Their tales, told to the Chronicle of Higher Education, provide good lessons for students just preparing to start out in their careers.

The four winners were Ann Williams at the Metropolitan State University in Denver, Robert A. Chaney at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, Gintaras K. Duda at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., and Steven J. Pollock at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

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Institute of International Education
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More Americans Study Abroad, As More International Students Come to the U.S.

according to new data from the Institute of International Education (IIE).

The IIE’s annual Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange found that the number of international students in the United States increased to 819,644.

The flow of students out of the United States also hit record levels, according to the study, with 283,000 students from the United States studying aboard.

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Michelle Obama
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Michelle Obama Launches New Program Encouraging Lower Income Students to Attend College

First Lady Michelle Obama will kick off a new program this week that aims to encourage more low income Americans to pursue a college degree.

Obama launched the program on Tuesday at Bell Multicultural High School in Washington, D.C.

“I’m here today because I want you to know that my story can be our story. The details might be a little different, but so many of the challenges and triumphs will be just the same,” Obama told students at the school, according to the New York Times.

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Harvard Professor Focuses on the Business of Movies

When it comes to trying to make a business plan, Hollywood studios should focus more on a handful of movies that have a mass audience rather than a wider range of feature films that serve niche audiences, according to a Harvard professor.

Professor Anita Elberse told Bloomberg BusinessWeek that the recent failure of some big blockbuster movies – such as “Lone Ranger” – does not sway her opinion.

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A College Degree Leads to Better Pay, Report Says

The College Board recently released a report defending its findings that a higher education leads to more pay for American workers.

As a supplement to its 2013 Education Pays report, the College Board – a not-for-profit membership for colleges and universities across the country – addresses criticism that its reports may over-state the benefits of a college education.

The 2013 report finds that those who earn a bachelor’s degree will make 65% more in salary than those with just a high school education.

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Colleges Consider Options to Lower Costs, Including Changing the Need for a Four-Year Degree

Universities may eventually award bachelor’s degrees in less than four years, one of many proposals currently on the table to lower the cost of college for students, according to an expert in the field.

Jeff Selingo, in a recent interview with PBS, said that “there is nothing magical about four years of college and 120 credits for a bachelor’s degree.” He said there is now a movement toward more competency-based education, where the only question is: what do you know?

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College Prices Increase at Slowest Rate in 30 Years

While tuition prices continue to increase at many schools across the country, there was actually a slowdown in the price increase in 2013 at public universities in the United States, according to a new study.

The average cost of attending a four-year public university increased by 2.9%, according to the annual “Trends in Higher Education” report from the College Board. That’s the lowest increase in 30 years.

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Games in the Classroom
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Gaming Offers New Opportunities in Education

By engaging students and pushing them to succeed, games may offers a new way to teach students, according to an expert on performance and gaming.

In a presentation at least week’s “Educause” conference in California, Jane McGonigal – a game designer, author and researcher – predicted that “extreme learning environments” will offer students a chance to play and create while they learn.

“We normall

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