With a single textbook typically costing hundreds of dollars, students and their families have long struggled to finance this aspect of college education.

Despite a ban on Department of Defense funding going to colleges that host Confucius Institutes, dozens of colleges across the country still have the Chinese-government funded centers.

Under gray skies, smiling 8- and 9-year-olds in shiny raincoats skip across the Portland State University campus. Infants and toddlers are napping in the student center.

Declines heaviest among small colleges, men, and states of Florida and Illinois

A New York teacher singled out African-American students and cast them as slaves in a mock "auction" as part of a social studies lesson in March.

A proposal by the UK security agency GCHQ to eavesdrop on encrypted messages has been strongly criticised by big tech firms and rights groups.

ASU's InStride is latest entrant to the $20 billion tuition benefits market, a potential growth area as employers mull alternatives to the traditional college degree and whether to pay for customized online credentials for their workers.

Scholar at Louisiana College says administration has refused to act after dean said women have turned their bodies into a "crack house" and advised female students to "mow your lawn."

Researchers used over 1,700 photos of students and others without their permission for a facial recognition study sponsored by US military and intelligence services, according to the Colorado Springs Independent and Financial Times.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in a recent commencement address, praised illegal immigrants and called on Congress to grant legal status to millions of more individuals.