The University of California Santa Cruz announced a $1.5 million privately-funded endowment for a new chair position created to bolster “diversity in astronomy," with another $500,000 contributed to the program by the university.

A new documentary film taking aim at for-profit publishers is about to be screened at universities around the world, but will it further the goals of the open-access movement?

Silicon Valley’s housing crunch is expanding.

Students claim that ‘asking questions is not appreciated by most local teachers’

European funders’ shift away from subscription journals raises questions over the outlook for prestigious periodicals

Many Texas students enroll in community colleges hoping to eventually transfer to a university, but only about 20 percent of them end up doing it.

University demotes two high-ranking administrators after they apparently failed to follow policy in investigating and disciplining a reportedly racist coach.

Universities must look beyond a narrow conception of impact to communicate the true value of higher education to society

If you’re in the business of doing good or helping your community, Capital University is looking to say thanks and pay it forward in a new way.

Attending a for-profit college widens the earnings gap between rich and poor students, new research finds. Enrolling at a selective college does the opposite.