In an initial tally, the school says it accepted approximately $800,000 from the disgraced financier over a 20-year period.

We have recognized the need to take steps to thwart cheating and develop a comprehensive approach to promote integrity.

Arizona universities are considering expanding access to a special tuition rate for certain illegal immigrants, in a debate that has been percolating in this border state since 2006.

As the sport turns 150 years old this fall, here's a look at the former powerhouse that gave it up.

For many students, the transition to adult independence is unexpectedly difficult. Here’s how parents can help.

Thirty-eight former students of an Orthodox Jewish school in New York City operated by Yeshiva University sued Thursday over claims they were molested by two prominent rabbis in the 1960s, '70s and '80s.

Bill Ferguson, who was charged earlier this year with racketeering in connection with a national academic admissions scandal, has resigned as Wake Forest’s women’s volleyball coach, the university said in

The corporatization of higher education has rendered a once-indispensable part of student life irrelevant, right when it’s needed the most.

With a rising number of "secret" presidential searches that leave faculty members jilted, some point to the use of search firms as the cause of the troubles.

The American Enterprise Institute last month published an article on how Google did not include community colleges in its recently souped-up college search function. A search for a four-year institution automatically pulls up data -- much of it from the federal government -- on selectivity, tuition, graduation rates, student loan repayment rates and expected earnings. Community colleges, however, yielded results like any business, AEI noted.

Critics say marking those applications for further review is discriminatory. But many in admissions say it is a common-sense way to keep campuses as safe as possible, and to make sure prospective students have the resources they need.