Accreditor's backing of the Purdue-Kaplan deal paves the way for a new, unusual public university, while giving a boost to other for-profit conversions, partnerships and acquisitions.

The European Union is set to miss its target of having all scientific research freely available by 2020, as progress towards open access hits a “plateau” because of deeper problems in how research is assessed.

When thinking about how to revive economically lagging regions, especially in the Rust Belt, I often talk about the importance of universities.

In a lesson on how to be teachers, Sean Connors told his students not to teach.

Study finds "strikingly high" rates of depression and anxiety, with many reporting little help or support from supervisors

Online learning platform Coursera is set to offer its first degrees from UK universities, including its first ever bachelor’s programme.

Wellcome Trust and UK Research & Innovation launch reviews of policies that require funded papers to be made freely available

"Contra-power" harassment of professors by students isn't that common, but it's a real problem.

For a lot young immigrants known as “dreamers,” the cost and challenges of juggling jobs and family duties often prove to be insurmountable hurdles to earning a college degree.

A proposal to improve teenage sex education will be submitted to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference national committee held March 3 in Beijing.