Threat against black students at Kean turns out to have been hoax; Harvard drops use of title "master" for leaders of residential colleges ...

The number and complexity of students' demands of administrations is going up -- and some of the items deal with issues typically left to faculty governance.

Japanese and American professors clash over a textbook's depiction of the Japanese government's involvement in a system of sexual slavery during World War II.

Greenpeace investigation alleges that academic supporters of fossil fuels are willing to pen industry-friendly research for a fee.

Science has become much more collaborative and interdisciplinary in recent decades.

New England accreditor says it's trying to update its standards, but many adjunct activists fear changes would undercut efforts to protect those off the tenure track.

Nearly 90 percent of professors at U of Wisconsin System would consider leaving state if tenure were abolished, and majority say it would limit scholarly inquiry, according the results of controversial survey.

Only 323 of 34,086 learners are eligible to take advantage of Arizona State's MOOCs-for-credit initiative with edX.

NYU changes policy and its website, and apologizes to would-be graduate student who went public after being told the university didn't grant waivers.

Reports of Indian students being turned away by customs officials and prevented from boarding U.S.-bound flights cast spotlight on two little-known California institutions with 90 percent-plus international enrollment.