Until the COVID-19 pandemic, I hadn't given much thought to the dark side of the handshake.

Taking a gap year at home can be as meaningful as doing one abroad.

There is a dramatic shift in who has leverage in college admissions because of the coronavirus pandemic. Students are finding new power in a process that long made many feel impotent.

College recruiters are stepping up efforts to find out-of-state students.

There is fresh friction among colleges and universities over how to fill incoming classes when the economic whiplash caused by the pandemic has students rethinking higher education.

In interviews with ABC News, first-generation college students from low-income families described a financial shock from COVID-19 that’s threatened to upend their dreams.

As students argue that remote learning doesn't have same value as an in-person education, a growing number of undergraduates are taking their cases to court.

Saige Kratenstein, a junior at the University of Maryland, posted emails from a professor who she says denied an extension after her father died of coronavirus.

Many 2020 graduates are attending virtual commencements due to the pandemic. But Trent Johnson of Ohio State University took a real walk — dressed in cap and gown — across his family's living room.

New federal guidelines that clarify how student workers are treated under a popular stimulus program for businesses may help small colleges struggling with financial losses from the coronavirus pandemic.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released final regulations for schools dealing with sexual misconduct, giving them the force of law for the first time and bolstering due-process rights.

Cornell, Virginia Tech, Ohio State and many more were created with wealth stolen from Indigenous people.

The Education Department’s new Title IX rule will make university kangaroo courts a thing of the past.

The gift from the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation is the largest ever for UNC athletics. The Kenan Stadium field will be named Chris Smith Field.

Colleges and universities that receive federal funding must be in compliance with new rules by Aug. 14. The regulations rebalance "scales of justice," Education Department says.

By August 14, they will be required to hold live hearings and allow cross-examination in sexual-misconduct cases, under rules issued on Wednesday by the Education Department.

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is coming under fire for spreading millions in stimulus aid to institutions with barely any students, while other colleges struggle.