tate Rep. John Raney, R-College Station, represents a district flush with college students and considers higher education one of his legislative priorities.

Scholars and students around the world face a “continuing global crisis of attacks” driven by an “anti-democratic fear of universities” as bastions of free thought, according to an international network that promotes academic freedom.

Weeks after Harvard University voided the admission of incoming students who participated in a racist Facebook group, the California college grapples with a similar group involving hundreds of current students.

The University of Montana rescinded its attempt to cut short yearlong contracts with more than 30 lecturers Thursday, after the faculty union brokered an agreement.

Ball State Faculty Council debates how to assess commitment to diversity when using teaching evaluations, and how to phrase the question.

University rankings must take fuller account of institutions’ engagement with communities, industry and public policy, sector leaders have urged.

Education Department’s inspector general labels Western Governors as a correspondence-course provider, seeks reimbursement of $713 million in aid and may broadly threaten competency-based education.

For many students, alcohol is unofficially part of the college experience.

California's community college system wants to boost the number of low-income students taking advantage of the state's free tuition option.

Even as GAO and others say department needs to do more to monitor institutions for financial risks, department doesn't plan changes.