A new report, "The Changing Face of Historically Black Colleges and Universities," was released Thursday by the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education and the Center for Minority Serving Institutions. The report ...

Students at California State University at San Marcos held a protest outside the president's office Thursday to protest the university's decision not to punish Alpha Chi Omega sorority following a racially insensitive incident, K...

An all-time high of 69 percent of Hispanics graduating from high school in 2012 enrolled in college that fall, according to analysis by the Pew Research Center. This is a greater proportion than that of white graduates from the same clas...

Column: Special EdificationMark: President Eliot! I didn’t realize you’d be attending this alumni event. You know, given that you’ve been dead for almost a century. Charles: Yes, it’s the strangest thing. Last I ...

House Republicans and two Senate Democrats introduce proposals for student loan interest rates that would vary from year to year.

The decision by college presidents who run the NCAA's Division I to axe a new academic standard for athletic eligibility is irking some faculty members, but presidents say its effects could have been more negative than positive. Edi...

Madison professors call for the university to adjust admissions policies to make the student body more representative of the state's socioeconomic diversity, joining a debate about the definition of merit. Editorial Tags: Admissions...

The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers for spring 2013:Editorial Tags: Commencement speakers

New study examines the low completion rates of MOOCs. Editorial Tags: MOOCs

Two new Harvard papers indicate outreach to low-income students in the summer before college can have a significant impact on whether they enroll. Editorial Tags: Admissions