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.

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

Is an eight-to-one student-faculty ratio one to be cherished or seen as a luxury few colleges can afford? Debate at Whitman illustrates the tensions.

A growing body of research shows that full-time college students are more likely to graduate, yet experts caution against policies that neglect part-time students.

Portland Community College’s open educational resources (OER) movement has paid off for students. Literally.