Members of Swarthmore Mountain Justice staged a 32-day sit-in outside the Swarthmore College finance and investments office to try to persuade the Quaker institution to divest itself of fossil-fuel funds

The national credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has placed five Louisiana higher education institutions on a negative credit watch

A recent investigative news program combined with a report from a governmental anticorruption commission have stirred up a debate in Australia about the prevalence of fraud in international student recruitment ...

The American Historical Association will encourage “reciprocal responsibility” to advance digital scholarship in the discipline ...

A postdoctoral researcher has spoken out about her “shock and disbelief” at “sexist”, “sarcastic” and “patronising” comments she received in a manuscript review.

Carol Reardon, the George Winfree Professor of American History, has been named the Penn State laureate for the 2015-16 academic year.

Two Arizona Democrats think college graduates should leave school with a cap, gown and diploma — and a zero balance on their student loans.

As the University of Maine System eyes major structural changes in hopes of resolving its persistent financial struggles, it could take the rare approach of seeking a single, system-wide accreditation.

A student disciplinary process at George Washington University might not seem like hot news in India, but this weekend it was receiving attention in The Times of India, The Hindustan Times and elsewhere.

House Republicans advanced a spending bill Monday that cuts higher education and the Department of Education by $8.6 million ...