EdX represents an opportunity to advance pedagogy by encouraging research and collaboration between institutions of higher learning, with the support of the influential Harvard and MIT brands.

Faculty response to the announcement has been largely positive, with professors across a wide range of disciplines citing not only increased public access but also on-campus advantages and applications of edX.

Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced Wednesday that the two institutions will spend $30 million each to jointly launch an online platform that makes lecture videos, class exercises, and quizzes available online to learners anywhere.

Harvard welcomed the Army SROTC back to campus Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Army’s new office in the SOCH.

The Wu-Tang Clan rapper visited MIT to discuss his career and hip-hop's international prominence.

Representatives from Harvard, MIT, and Lesley University presented development projects to the Cambridge Planning Board and community members Tuesday evening in Central Square.

Organizers of Occupy Harvard have installed a metal dome that they may weatherize in coming weeks and point to the construction as symbolic of their intent to outlast the winter.

What do primer cord, weather balloons, and model rockets have to do with the Harvard-Yale game? All have been utilized in MIT pranks on the day of The Game.

An 18-year-old MIT freshman was discovered dead in his dorm room on Tuesday afternoon.

Aaron Swartz faces up to 35 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million for allegedly stealing more than 4 million documents from JSTOR.