A major donation from Dr. P. Roy Vagelos, the former chairman of Merck, will be used to underwrite financial aid for future doctors.

Inside the fight over federal rules on campus sexual assault.

Universities disagree on what qualifications make an ideal student.

Many residents are still waiting for the benefits promised when Republicans slashed rates in 2013.

Duke University rescinded the prestigious journalism award it gave to Charlie Rose almost two decades ago, the university announced Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, amid sexual harassment reports.

Athletes in my big introductory course this semester have missed almost a hundred classes between them.

Decrying stereotypes of native Americans and blacks, some students, employees and alumni of the University of Notre Dame are renewing calls for the removal of large murals that depict Columbus

The GOP legislation cracks down on college endowments, and higher-education leaders are not happy.

Worker-training programs could bring companies good workers at low costs.

A podcast explores the parts of the U.S. being ignored as the nation tries to ramp up degree completion.

While for-profits get the relief they’ve long clamored for, the GOP’s proposed overhaul of the Higher Education Act would add performance-funding standards for most colleges.

Colby took a campaign public after just a year in the silent phase, and it hasn’t emphasized its end date. That strategy reflects changes in what colleges hope to accomplish and whom they hope to reach with large fund-raising efforts.

As the Senate’s tax-reform bill barreled toward a vote, an obscure amendment that would have benefited just one college entered the picture. This is its story.

They affected federal policy, campus culture, and the national conversation about education in 2017, and are likely to remain influential in the year ahead.