Melbourne University has released a strongly worded draft charter for sustainability which would see the institution become “an international exemplar of a fully sustainable community”.

The U.S. Department of Education today announced an experimental pathway to federal aid for partnerships between colleges and nontraditional providers, including ones that run skills boot camps or offer unaccredited online courses.

While college students hit the books, hackers are stealing their private information. Universities are the third most-hacked industry behind healthcare and retail. Reuters explores the cyber threat across America’s academic landscape.

When the Obama administration agreed this summer to erase the federal loan debt of some former students at Corinthian Colleges

A new documentary has exposed the extreme pressure put on South Korean students to win entry to three of the country’s most prestigious universities.

As massive open online course providers specialize in disciplines and delivery modes, universities are looking for new opportunities to experiment. The trend appears to be benefiting edX.

The University of Phoenix has been banned from recruiting on military bases after being criticized for aggressively targeting veterans.

Many universities are still attempting to teach students 21st-century ideas while stuck in an “18th-century paradigm”, an education expert at an architectural and consulting firm has warned.

A case has reached the First Circuit Court of Appeals that could allow student loan borrowers to shed their debt by filing bankruptcy–a move that could cost federal taxpayers billions.

Texas students are planning to hang sex toys from their bags in protest at a law allowing people to carry concealed weapons on university campuses.