New study suggests female economists are less likely to be tenured, compared to male peers, and women are less likely to remain in academe eight years after earning their Ph.D.s.

A new report from American Academy of Arts and Sciences makes a data-based case for building U.S. capacity for foreign languages.

Stony Brook may be reviewing scholarship behind dissertation approved in philosophy for figure active in white nationalist circles. Some worry about academic freedom implications of such a review.

With reaccreditation at risk, Alamo Colleges drop course based on the 7 Habits self-help book that board had approved to replace a humanities requirement.

MIT management professors push data-based model they say is more predictive of an academic's future research success than traditional methods of peer review in tenure.

A freshman who says he has a 4.0 announces his plans to drop out and denounces college as a scam -- setting off a debate on his soon-to-be-former campus and elsewhere.

University releases report on actions of law professor that stunned campus and prompted calls for her dismissal. No word on possible punishment.

Marist, Olivet Nazarene and Talladega all face criticism for sending their bands.

Members of the Modern Language Association’s Delegate Assembly are set to debate a resolution to endorse the boycott of Israeli universities.

Whether colleges file for bankruptcy or wind down in other ways, closing is a complex, costly affair -- and the process doesn’t assure any support for professors or employees who may have worked without pay.