University of Missouri closed its institute after the State Department found fault with the institution's visa practices. About two dozen American universities have closed the Chinese government-funded centers over the past two years.

Betsy DeVos has sought to make it more difficult for defrauded student loan borrowers to get full debt relief with an approach that is facing political and legal challenges.

Conservative students say their organizations are often denied official campus recognition -- by other student leaders -- because of their political beliefs.

MOOC platform Coursera is teaming up with the University of North Texas to offer an online bachelor’s degree aimed at working adults with some college credit.

Big textbook publishers and retailers are accused of squashing competition from independent college bookstores.

With federal Parent PLUS loans now accounting for a quarter of borrowing for undergraduates, new data reinforce concern about parents' ability to repay the loans.

The Watkins College of Art will merge with Belmont University later this year, joining a growing list of tiny colleges, particularly in the arts, that struggled to go it alone.

Governor has proposed ending tuition assistance for students who take classes online, drawing intense criticism from Liberty University and its president, Jerry Falwell Jr.

The arrest and sentencing of a Chinese student at the University of Minnesota for tweets he posted while studying in the U.S. raise concerns about restrictions on Chinese students' speech.

Alan Dershowitz's legal arguments against impeaching President Trump have thrust him even farther into academe's margins.