When a college is named for two slave owners, one of whom was a Confederate hero, history is complicated. Can Washington and Lee keep its name and still be seen as welcoming to all?

Despite declining enrollment, traditional college majors are more important than ever.

Christian Bales, who graduated Friday from Holy Cross High School in Covington, Ky., said he was told by school officials that his speech was too angry.

Due to escalating tuition and easy credit, the U.S. has 101 people who owe at least $1 million in federal student loans. Five years ago, 14 people owed that much. More could soon be joining the group.

Amid the buzz of a chain saw and banging hammers, a group of Dartmouth College students help cut down an ash tree and strip the bark that would eventually be used to make traditional Native baskets.

The conservative Charles Koch Foundation is dramatically increasing its donations to colleges and universities at a time when its philanthropy is facing increasing scrutiny, according to tax records.

Without respectful discourse, free speech isn’t much more than a hostile shouting match.  

When so many students have outstanding grades and test scores, schools have to get creative about triaging applicants.

With scandal over gynecologist's abuse of students growing, Southern California announces "orderly transition" just days after board leaders said they backed the president.

Dwayne Dixon’s unusual politics have helped build bridges between the right and the left. But in the fallout from Charlottesville, he’s found himself standing alone.

So why do we value selectivity over social mobility?

Just 5 to 10 percent of the 65,000 undocumented students who graduate from high school continue on to college. Out of that group, just 1 to 3 percent earn a diploma.