In Texas, 26 percent of graduating seniors met the so-called “benchmark score” across all four subjects.

Those tasked with writing letters to incoming freshmen frequently wonder if anyone reads them.

As first academic year since last fall's protests start, many colleges are adding diversity programs to orientation or requiring students to complete online multicultural training.

Students who are earning an associate degree in criminal justice, computer support specialist and business management at Georgia Piedmont Technical College will have a new, more flexible option to pursue a bachelor’s degree.

Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to provide new funding for the UW System based on its performance in measures such as graduation rate and job placement would subject the System to a budget model that critics say has failed to deliver on its promise to improve higher education.

Unconscious bias training should be mandatory for all staff on university recruitment and promotion panels to help eliminate potentially racist hiring decisions, a review has said.

The Federal Trade Commission is "marking a line in the sand" with its first lawsuit against publishers that take advantage of scholars wishing to publish in open-access journals.

A vocational school in Nanning, capital city of South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, said it does not have enough accommodation for students admitted to the institution this semester, because their number is "more than expected".

The judge who gave a six-month jail term to a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious young woman is to stop hearing criminal cases.

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Floyd Green, says the Government, through the ministry, is working to eliminate barriers which continue to prevent qualified students from matriculating in tertiary institutions.