We are home to five schools, each representing a different part of the higher education ecosphere. With costs soaring and as more is expected from institutions of higher learning, Mike Collins talks about these challenges with the presidents of Johnson C. Smith, Queens University, Davidson College and Central Piedmont as well as the chancellor of UNC Charlotte.

Family income should not be a predictor of college success.

Douglas Hodge, the former chief executive of the investment firm Pimco, has agreed to plead guilty to participating in what prosecutors say is the largest college admissions scam uncovered in the United States, according to a court filing on Thursday.

The graffiti was discovered Tuesday on whiteboards hanging on doors in one dormitory at the South Carolina university.

The university already had suspended 15 intrafraternity council chapters and its marching band also is under investigation over hazing allegations.

The college-admissions process is so fraught with hysteria, many parents attempt to cheat their kids into elite institutions.

The University of Pittsburgh isn't offering free tuition. Instead, it's matching Pell Grants and shifting merit aid after calculating how much unmet need is too much.

Protecting the personal information of students and employees is a growing concern for colleges and universities, but where does the buck stop?

Colleges have portrayed themselves as helpless victims of his scheme, unmasked by the Operation Varsity Blues investigation. In reality, they have no one to blame but themselves.