Students, alumni and professors of Whittier Law School are outraged by the board of trustees’ decision to close, making it the first fully accredited law school in the country to shut down.

Satirical take on sector also has serious message for university leaders

Community colleges in New York and California are hoping to replicate the success of the City University of New York’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs, which has doubled completion rates.

Governor Susana Martinez this week promised that higher education will get its funding back in a special session she’ll call soon.

Officials at Auburn and Berkeley tried to stop two controversial speakers on campus but ended up reversing their decisions amid First Amendment concerns. Experts say it's difficult for public institutions to meet legal tests and keep speakers from campus.

As the country succeeds in attracting even more students from overseas, a mixture of demographics, ‘soft power’ concerns and local politics help explain its policy

Wall Street pros have dived headlong into dark pools, exclusive private exchanges where they can trade stocks with each other in secret.

Indiana athletics has enacted a policy disqualifying its programs from adding any athlete with a history of sexual or domestic violence.

Brown University is dropping application fees for low-income students following a student campaign run by student leaders from elite universities.

A drive has been launched to make the UK the world’s first country where all scientists are professionally recognised, to help benchmark standards in academia.