New data reveals college students are getting a break on textbook costs for the first time in a decade by Randy Gener Textbook rentals nearly doubled and eBooks sales increased 95%. Cheaper cost and Increased availability drive industry prices down. Open textbooks also a factor.




NoPASSPORT and NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study will throw open the doors of the House of Alba. Free to the public, the one-day theater conference will take place at

Carol Burnett

Entrants submitted a video of their best sing-a-long, then shared it on Facebook or Twitter.


Another reason Berlin is the progressive city is the Node Center for Curatorial Studies. The center currently offers those interested in curatorial issues the opportunity to extend their practice in


ach year, the Siemens Competition provides budding high school scientists with scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $100,000 for original research in team and individual categories. Entries are judged at the


YoungArts is accepting applications for its 2014 prize cycle, with support offered in ten artistic disciplines: cinematic arts, dance, design, jazz, music, photography, theater, visual arts, voice, and writing.


Applications should highlight programs that expand student potential by promoting creativity, innovation, and critical thinking skills.

American Alliance for Theatre and Education

The research, conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, showed a 16% drop in public elementary school instruction for drama/theatre over the past ten years, and a 3% drop


NEW YORK CITY — In between scenes while performing Laertes in the Gallery Players’s production of Hamlet in Brooklyn, the young classical actor Dan Lawrence juices up his body to