Throughout his career Dan Boye has simultaneously pursued his passions for physics and singing.

The admissions process is a maddening mishmash of competing objectives, and an attempt to measure the unmeasurable: you. No, it isn’t fair, and likely never will be.

There’s no magic formula for getting into a selective college, but here are some lessons from a longtime observer to help you navigate the process.

Employers with a social mission often can’t afford to subsidize interns. Students often can’t afford to work for free. Colleges pitch in.

Lawyers for one of the three Dartmouth professors accused of sexual harassment say the allegations are not related to his work at the school and the encounter in question took place outside of New Hampshire.

Business schools are facing a tough business problem. While graduate schools of management can make money for the institutions that house them, their M.B.A. programs sometimes bring in little more than prestige.

Former University of Hartford student Brianna Brochu bragged online about rubbing bodily fluids on her roommate's belongings, among other things.

In the hypercompetitive world of higher education, many academics who face sexual harassment remain silent to avoid forfeiting a promotion or research gig.

University of Oregon officials offer to pardon students who drowned out the president's speech last month if they meet with administrators.

Oberlin will no longer notify students about hateful fliers if there’s not an immediate threat. The college doesn’t want to amplify provocateurs, but some students worry silence sends the wrong message.

New book by a former professor looks at the tensions and struggles behind what author describes as Georgetown’s “bold, important and interesting” experiment to bring American liberal education to Qatar.

The Roman Catholic university’s health-insurance plan covers 90 percent of its employees and more than 3,000 students.

Administrators say the goal is to help overwhelmed students graduate on time by streamlining course offerings, not to cut costs.