Read more college course stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/35936/college-course.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:03:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/59907/colleges-consider-move-to-3-year-degrees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA growing number of colleges are looking at ways to cram 4-year degree courses into 3 to help students combat tough times, the Washington Post reports. More than half of teens have changed their college plans because of the economy, according to a recent survey, and many in the world...http://www.newser.com/story/59907/colleges-consider-move-to-3-year-degrees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 23 May 2009 9:28:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51379/website-lets-you-into-harvard-free.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNo notes, no homework, and you can wear your PJs the entire time you "sit in" on Harvard classes—online. Academic Earth's online classes are "unexpectedly irresistible," Farhad Manjoo writes for Slate. "It's like Hulu, but for nerds." The company's collection of videotaped lectures from schools like Harvard, Yale, and...http://www.newser.com/story/51379/website-lets-you-into-harvard-free.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Feb 2009 11:35:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42264/beer-101-now-thats-a-party-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe University of Wisconsin is starting a class with one thing you’d think its students would already know well: beer. But the offering is about the science of brewing, focuses on fermentation, and is taught by the bacteriology department, the Chicago Tribune reports. “This is not a course to help...http://www.newser.com/story/42264/beer-101-now-thats-a-party-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Nov 2008 16:49:32 CST