The U.S. Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation into Uber Technologies Inc's use of a software tool that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators, two sources familiar with the situation said.

Harvard Law School, expanding a pilot program for Harvard undergraduates, said Wednesday that it would allow juniors accepted from any college to defer admission as long as they finish college and spend at least two years working, studying or pursuing research or fellowships.

With micro-earpieces, smart watches and miniature mobile phones confiscated from exams in recent years, it seems students are resorting to ever-more-imaginative ways to cheat.

Senate passes resolution rebuking the university’s unexpected acquisition and calling for it to be rescinded.

After an historically black college in Florida announced that U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos would deliver its commencement address, an online petition appeared Monday, courtesy of alumni, who asked the college to rescind the invitation.

The shape of the world is hanging by a thread – or rather, according to experts, by a 110 mile-long (177km) rift.

If you've never heard of a fidget spinner, it's a toy with a ball bearing in the middle and prongs (usually 3) popping out.

Academics working in the UK and Australia experience more stress in their job than their counterparts in Iran and Uganda, according to a study.

Purdue’s deal for Kaplan U trades a long-term business relationship for low up-front costs while raising worries -- especially among faculty groups -- about blurred lines between public and private higher ed.

Miguel Vasquez is a busy man — a commercial real estate consultant and father of a 3-year-old — but has managed to devote time to mentor a teenage boy through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire.