New study of computer scientists says that when it comes to research output, where Ph.D.s get hired matters more than where they trained.

A project that aims to slash the cost of producing monographs could help make more of them available to the public for free. But will scholars participate?

Legislature repeals ban imposed by voters, but opponents of consideration of race in admissions are already mobilizing for a new vote.

After failing to live up to the expectations it (self-)generated, the adaptive learning company Knewton goes out not with a bang but with a whimper.

Johns Hopkins students are refusing to leave administration building until officials cancel plans to form an armed police force. Activists are worried about the potential for racial profiling.

Bills targeting for-profit institutions in California would prohibit tuition-sharing deals -- a sign of growing political scrutiny of the role of online program management companies.

For first time, rates for freshmen at private colleges top 50 percent.

Boston Globe notes pattern with gifts to Yale and other highly competitive colleges.

Artificial intelligence that reads journal articles and highlights key findings could help researchers stay on top of the latest research. But the technology isn’t ready for prime time.

Student journalists at Transylvania University say administrators have taken away their pay in an attempt to stop their work.