Scholars applaud recommendation to increase cash for basic research, but question significance of post-budget release

About 100 students at Salem College conducted a sit-in protest Monday on campus, saying the school fosters a culture of racism, sexism and elitism.

Maybe you went to a candidate rally on a Colorado university campus this campaign season and spotted a sign with an arrow directing you to a designated “free speech area.”

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos makes first official announcement of key aides, many of them in acting capacities and including some controversial choices.

Universities have been urged to do more to tackle a mental health crisis among postgraduates as new figures show that more than half of PhD students experience symptoms of psychological distress and one in three is at risk of having or developing a psychiatric disorder.

Despite what UTEP President Diana Natalicio called a "reckless" and "disrespectful" national climate around immigration, she and NMSU President Garrey Carruthers refused to join several universities across the country that have declared themselves "sanctuaries" for immigrant students.

Clawback provisions and residency requirements worry critics, but New York's governor is pushing the big picture.

Female economists write papers that are more readable than those produced by their male counterparts but take significantly longer to get published, a new study has found.

Leading history journal apologizes for assigning review of book on inequality and urban education issues to a professor viewed by many as a white supremacist.

Asking an invigilator to prowl the university exam hall has long been a simple and effective way to stop students from cheating.