Temple University will pay nearly $5.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by current and former business-school students after it acknowledged its online M.B.A. program’s top spot in a nationwide ranking was based on false data.

Temple University’s M.B.A. Program, which fudged data used in rankings but won’t admit wrongdoing, is proud to offer you this ethics scholarship.

The efforts show that demanding academics and intensive support can launch vulnerable students to success.

High school students weigh in on admissions policies and race as the college application season comes to a close.

Police said man got compromising photos of young women to extort passwords to their social media accounts.

The University of South Carolina has introduced a new logo (at right). Reactions are mixed, with some students and alumni skeptical of the dominant "of" in the logo, which fans see as better distinguishing the university from the University of Southern California, which also goes by USC.

The University of California System has warned students studying in China not to use certain social media apps such as WeChat and WhatsApp, CNN reported. The warning says that the apps are legal in China but that communications may be monitored by law enforcement officials and may be used against students.

Pessimism reigns. But American universities have never been stronger.