Why Harvard Professor Gita Gopinath is a good fit as IMF Chief Economist

Gopinath, who will bring fresh thinking to the IMF in dealing with challenges of capital flows and exchange-rates, earlier talked to Braingainmag.com about her journey and the US advantage in education.

What does it take as a student to change lives? Q&A with Ashita Dhadda

Prosthetics for Change, founder CEO Ashita Dhadda, a junior at Dwight Morrow High School scored a Google grant to mobilize funds for Jaipur Foot

Maryam Mirzakhani, the genius in the Mathematics jungle

Educated in Iran and the US, this Stanford University professor blazed a trail for women in Mathematics.

International students will not be able to study online-only and remain in the US, starting this fall

The US announces an unfriendly modification to their Student Exchange and Visitor Program.

Is Learning How to Code Worth IT?

Learning computer science and machine learning, which is broader than just programming or coding, might make more sense from a futurist perspective.

Book Review: Admission

The novel that tells the tales from behind-the-scenes at the workings of elite college admissions in the U.S.

Oxford and Cambridge bag top spots in 2018 World University Rankings

US universities continue to dominate the top 200, but they and other western institutions face challenges from within and from Asia, while Indian schools slip further down the rankings

Harvard and MIT sue Trump administration over US visa rules hostile to international students

Harvard President says the visa move's "cruelty is only surpassed by its recklessness."