Finding new ways to teach the digital generation, bringing down the cost of a college education and ensuring that more students graduate are among the biggest challenges facing institutions of higher learning today — and meeting those challenges has never been more crucial than it is now.

The University of Louisville is looking into whether Gov. Matt Bevin’s unilateral dismissal of all 17 appointed members of the U of L Board of Trustees creates problems for the school’s standing with its accrediting body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

The teaching excellence framework could radically reshape the hierarchy of UK higher education, with small campus universities and post-92s outperforming many of the elite Russell Group ...

After the State College of Florida replaced a tenure-like system with three-year contracts for all new faculty members, some complained.

Former Allentown (Pennsylvania) School District teacher Michael Frassetto, who had led a student walk-out in late September to protest the district’s treatment of minority students, was convicted Monday on three counts for his role in the protest.

UCSD accused a student of copying from another person's midterm exam, but officials wouldn't reveal the identity of the other student or whether the two were sitting near each other.

The massive overhaul of the University of Alaska got underway Monday in Fairbanks, and one of the first things to be settled was the future of the system's engineering programs.

Governments should implement policies to alter the demand for highly educated workers, in order to tackle the problem of graduate “over-education” ...

Local students are getting more involved in the fight against terrorism online.

The Education Department has created new data reports on the performance of accrediting agencies, using measures such as graduation and loan repayment rates at colleges the agencies oversee.