Although mysteries about microbes still abound, researchers uncover fasci­nating new details about them every day. However, a singularly intriguing question remains to which they may hold the answer. In Planet of Microbes, Ted Anton uses microorganisms to explore the question of how life originated on Earth.

A University of North Dakota journalism professor said Thursday he's quitting because the school would not let him conduct seminars on the Dakota Access oil pipeline protest.

Rutgers University has officially renamed two buildings and a walkway in an effort to confront the New Jersey school's slave-owning past.

And college admissions offices should reveal the true secret sauce (not test scores) for getting in.

In a national survey by UCLA researchers, teachers say they have students who are concerned for themselves and their families. And some teachers have seen a decline in classroom civility.

The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign’s business school will receive $150 million -- a record gift to the state school system -- from an alumnus and his wife.

Betsy DeVos rolled back Obama-era guidelines for students accused of sexual assault, but even some feminists and Democrats support it.

Over the past few years, destigmatizing and treating mental illness among NCAA athletes has become a national priority—but there’s still a long way to go

Colleges are pilloried each October by conservative media for being overly concerned about students offended by Halloween costumes. But do those stories miss the hands-off approach colleges often take?

Even though colleges have increased production of computer science bachelor’s degrees, it’s not enough to fill the jobs available in the field, according to a new report.

Study suggests women with male partners face bias in searches for junior faculty members.

The acting assistant secretary for civil rights spoke to a congressional task force as the Education Department weighs changes in Title IX policy.

The university says the proposal is merely an effort to align with “current law and best practices.” Some professors say making collegiality a criterion in faculty evaluations is an attack on academic freedom.