Students, parents and alumni are making graduation a special occasion, even in quarantine.

In one part of the country, LSU coach Ed Orgeron smiles and mentions a “light at the end of the tunnel” as he discusses his assistants' recent return to work at football headquarters, and university plans to welcome players back to campus as early as June 1.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, using discretion written into the coronavirus stabilization law, is using millions of dollars to pursue long-sought policy goals that Congress has blocked.

Much as the G.I. Bill served to power the postwar American economy, a federal guarantee of education for workers could accelerate an economic recovery now.

Her dorm closed for the quarantine. In a month she ages out of foster care. What happens when there is no safety net?

Higher education leaders are anxious to test students for coronavirus and antibodies.

Sorry/Congratulations to the Class of 2020.

The United States has the knowledge and resources to contain the coronavirus.

This year's college graduates won’t get to take their triumphant walk across the stage. They won’t get to toss their caps amid a sea of classmates. Instead, they have to settle for online ceremonies while their diplomas are mailed home. But at least one aspect of the traditional graduation ceremony is being salvaged for the class of 2020: the celebrity keynote address.

Sixteen subcontract workers and one employee at Appalachian State University tested positive for COVID-19, university officials said Thursday.

College presidents tell Vice President Pence that being shielded from lawsuits if students get sick would make them likelier to physically reopen their campuses.

For one such graduate, Andrew Pérez, commencement marked an accomplishment for his whole family. Now there would be no ceremony, no cap and gown, no pomp and circumstance.