Backers say Westlake University, in Hangzhou, will use its autonomy to challenge leading Western science and technology institutions.

How Lawrence University, without a mega-endowment, is raising money to join a small group of institutions.

New study finds that colleges go where students are likely to be white and wealthy.

Students expect wireless internet access everywhere on campus, and colleges and universities pay millions to provide it.

An Obama-era program to give nontraditional providers access to federal financial aid has struggled to get off the ground, and three of eight participants have pulled out.

Analysis suggests big differences among disciplines in the volume of scholarship that fails to garner a citation.

Few institutions have topped more than 100,000 students online, but Western Governors University and Southern New Hampshire University are on the brink.

Randa Jarrar's case at Cal State Fresno has attracted national attention, much of it arguably undue. Will she be punished? It's hard to say, given academe's unpredictable track record on discipline for faculty social media snafus.

The hundreds of college trustees and presidents in the audience here Sunday might have been forgiven if they flinched a bit when Jaime Casap started speaking about his background as Google's primary advocate for "trying to bring technology into the education space."

As Republican leaders look for support within their caucus to pass an ambitious higher education bill, their efforts are being complicated by opposition from an institution President Donald Trump said would be a key focus of his administration -- the Department of Defense.