The Ivy League dominates this year’s Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. But the future of U.S. universities has never been murkier.

The Big Ten, a big-time college football conference, reversed its decision to postpone fall sports and will resume football on Oct. 23, citing changed medical evidence and improved testing protocols.

The coronavirus has caused severe budget problems for American higher education. But many colleges’ financial troubles are much larger than the virus. They have been building for years and stem, above all, from a breakdown in this country’s hodgepodge system of paying for higher education.

Although the games will be played without spectators in the stadiums, some officials are concerned they will lead to more off-campus gatherings that could spread the virus.

With proper funding and innovation, two-year public colleges can handle job training for millions of people.

A professor thought he had created a class that could explore society’s fissures through a single sport. Then the pandemic struck, and basketball became more relevant than ever.

What to do -- and not do -- from two admissions experts.

As colleges crack down on students accused of violating strict pandemic safety rules, students are lawyering up to fight their punishments.

Only four of the UNC System’s 17 campuses saw a decline in students this fall. Some had feared students might delay or reconsider college because of COVID-19.

According to a statement released by the 49ers, several members of the offensive line are in quarantine following UNC Charlotte’s COVID-19 contact tracing protocols.

Elon University COVID-19 Alert Level is now in Level 2, or moderate alert level, after 21 student-athletes tested positive for the coronavirus.

The Trump administration opened a civil rights investigation into the university after its president acknowledged the role of systemic racism at the school.

Public schools stand out in having student bodies from a wide range of backgrounds.

Money matters more than ever, as colleges struggle with the financial fallout from Covid-19.

A new study suggests that teenagers who take challenging courses and skip grades are happy and well-adjusted in later life, contrary to stereotypes.

A professor at a New York college has been reassigned pending an investigation into a video recorded during one of her lectures in which she encouraged her students not to vote for President Trump in the November election.

It is the second renaming in two months as University of Alabama trustees conduct a campus-wide review, which some have long called for.

As colleges try to tamp down partying by students, administrators consider options for promoting lower-risk -- not no-risk -- social opportunities and providing a semblance of a normal college experience.

Gridiron games will return next month to the conference, with regular tests of coaches and players. What about testing for their classmates?

Though there are no guarantees, experts say, a 14-day pause in in-person activities, instead of immediately flipping online, can be a good idea.