Companies spend millions of dollars so colleges can offer their programs online. 2U says data can tell the company if the investment will be worth it.

China’s appetite for jade has grown as the country has become wealthier.

China has about 705 million internet users — more than two times the U.S. population.

Last year, when Alabama gave raises to its assistant football coaches, there was just one exception: offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin.

For the first time, the genomes of the giraffe and its closest living relative, the reclusive okapi of the African rainforest, have been sequenced ...

​Promise-type scholarship programs aren’t limited to large colleges; small institutions are also launching free-tuition programs ...

Website pokes fun at administrative bloat by generating endless job titles and inflated salaries.

Four out of five UK universities have reported a “noticeable increase” in serious mental health problems among students, according to a survey.

Donald Trump has inflicted a dark night of the soul on many conservatives.

Excavation work for a new metro line in Rome has unearthed a huge Roman barracks from the 2nd Century AD when Emperor Hadrian was in power.