New system will be based on two standards -- neighborhood and high school -- and will be available to all.

Many professors say that teaching students how to email them properly is a necessary gift that keeps on giving.

University librarians and some academic publishers are optimistic about the possibility of reaching new agreements to make more academic articles fully open, but they acknowledge many challenges ahead.

Institutions are trying to figure out how to introduce a growing population of older students to their campuses.

Asked to explain how they balance financial and academic considerations, administrators and professors say quality is key but struggle to define it.

Victoria University, in Australia, after experimenting on undergraduate level, will roll out the method for teaching graduate degrees.

New study from international publishing ethics group finds that arts, humanities and social science journal editors worry most about plagiarism and inclusion.

A study says smooth-talking professors can lull students into thinking they've learned more than they actually have -- potentially at the expense of active learning.

Sociologists and more than a dozen other professional groups take a stand against using student evaluations of teaching as a primary measure of teaching effectiveness.

The University of the Cumberlands will begin a free textbook loan program next year for on-campus students only.