Americans who attended college for a while but never earned a credential might be the key to achieving the ambitious college completion goals the White House and influential foundations have set.

For travellers, the process seems particularly convenient. Why lug around an entire suitcase of items, for example ...

The Facebook-owned Oculus Rift has excited the video game world, but an online company that specializes in college tours is demonstrating the wider potential of immersive virtual reality.

Along the Delaware River estuary, efforts are underway to restore wetlands lost due to centuries of human activity.

College students under the age of 21 will be allowed to drink alcohol in class

Among academics, plagiarism is a cardinal sin. But to the general public? Maybe not so much.

Could climate change result in less talented hockey players?

Consider the stress of modern life, with its cacophonous soundtrack of traffic, electronics and construction.

The owner of California's Bryman College chain -- with campuses in San Jose, Hayward, San Francisco and Los Angeles -- is in financial trouble and could close.

The debate about whether North American colleges should host Confucius Institutes – centers for Chinese language and culture study funded by an entity of the Chinese government – has intensified in recent weeks.