Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan created the U.N. Global Compact (UNGC) 17 years ago to align corporations on 10 universal sustainability principles and "give globalization a human face," said Lise Kingo, UNGC’s CEO and executive director.

In 2015, the state of Hawaii committed to converting 100% of its energy supply to renewables by 2045.

Focus appears to be how some colleges share information about those admitted early. Common App asks applicants to consent to the practice.

Research institutions, first in Germany and now in France, are finding that publishers do not cut off access to journals – even when they stop paying

A century ago, fresh produce had no choice but to be local and seasonal, but technology changed all of that.

College professors in Kentucky are furious after learning language was reintroduced in the state budget that would allow universities to fire tenured faculty when making financial cuts.

This 17-year-old got into 19 top schools -- and her reaction will melt your heart.

Higher education has long been known to have a gender pay gap but the sector’s performance in the UK government’s nationwide data collection exercise is nonetheless shocking.

Students don’t go to art school expecting a conventional education.

Facebook has halted plans to collect patient data from hospitals and match it up with its users' information.