Concept may have been the most ambitious plan by a foreign university to build a branch campus in the U.S.

Despite unknowns, colleges and universities are looking at investment and spending strategies to dodge a new tax on net investment earnings.

Scholars and political leaders describe increasing concerns about Chinese government influence over teaching and research in the U.S. and Australia.

At this year’s MLA meeting, many sessions will focus on fake news, both in the present and in the literary past. Can scholars of fiction change our understanding of current events?

Analysis of a year’s worth of MLA job postings -- most of them for teaching positions -- finds strong emphasis on alt-ac skills. Are doctoral programs providing the right training?

Grand Canyon University announces another attempt at converting to a nonprofit, with plans for its holding company to partner with other colleges.

American University of Malta undertakes mass firings of faculty. The start-up institution, run by a for-profit company with no track record in higher education, has struggled to find students and is mired in environmental and political controversy in Malta.

Numerous studies have found that female professors shoulder a disproportionate amount of service work compared to their male peers.

Co-editors discuss their no-holds-barred dictionary for academic life.

President resigns; report says accused professor was unprofessional and inappropriate but didn't break the law or university rules; many students and faculty members remain angry.