An online peer-reviewed journal set up by funders to challenge the hegemony of a handful of prestigious journals will begin charging authors next year.

The master’s degree business is booming. College graduates looking for a leg up in the job market are flocking to one- and two-year programs that promise entry to lucrative careers.

A U.S. Government Accountability Office review of 12 American universities operating in China identified internet censorship and reports of self-censorship as two key issues.

As second longtime target collapses and enforcement actions pile up, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau becomes key regulator of student loan industry and for-profit higher ed.

Recruiting prospective athletes for sports is a big part of the college admissions process; top football programs can spend millions recruiting players

People will do crazy things to get to the top of the "real money slots" search rankings.

The Department of Education is standing by an independent advisory board vote to bar one of the largest national accreditation agencies from serving as the gatekeeper between colleges and billions of dollars in federal financial aid ...

More than one in three students at Chinese universities has been sexually harassed or experienced sexual violence, according to a new survey ...

Information technology staff members across the University of California system are holding their breath to see if the layoffs and outsourcing at the San Francisco campus represent an individual cost-cutting measure or the beginning of a trend.

It will be easier from now on for L.A. students to take community college classes for free — while sitting in their high school classrooms.