The town was built to be walkable — but has gone through several high-profile pedestrian deaths on the road.

Mel Tucker, the head coach, was given notice of his termination on Monday, after allegations of misconduct against a sexual harassment educator.

Mississippi taxpayers shouldn’t subsidize useless majors.

Does it make more sense to pursue liberal learning in one’s leisure time rather than bother with an expensive four-year degree?

The annual U.S. News & World Report college and university rankings, released Monday, used a new methodology.

Raleigh Police and NC State University Police are looking into a report of a sexual assault of a student on Monday morning. Police said the assault occurred shortly after 11 a.m. at an off-campus location near Hillsborough Street.

Vanderbilt University said it found “many flaws” in this year’s US News & World Report college rankings, joining a growing list of schools criticizing the higher education scorecard.

A new report says a 5 percent increase in low-income students admitted would result in more socioeconomic diversity among Ivy League students. Ivy League colleges are under growing pressure to broaden their student base by using admission policies that increase the proportion of low- and moderate-income students on campuses and raise their rate of socioeconomic mobility. A new report, released Tuesday by the HEA Group, a research and consulting firm focused on college access and success, says that the colleges can work toward those goals by increasing the proportion of such students by 5 percent.

How a successful gen-ed program is using the humanities to reach this very different generation of students.