The new University of Austin -- the first class of 100 undergrads starts in fall -- wants to be a "pluralistic community" for discussion,...

Colleges and universities are closing or merging at a the rate of one per week, double last year's rate, reports Hechinger's Jon Marcus....

Borrow a bundle to go to a prestigious private college? Or go to your state's flagship state university for slightly less status and a...

Brandeis has extended its application deadline for transfers and promised to make room for students seeking an environment “free of...

Anxious about their children's anxiety, parents are going into crisis mode when their 18-year-olds face the normal challenges of college...

College graduates are earn a lot more than people with only a high school diploma, on average. They tend to be healthier and happier. But...

America invests more than $500 billion of taxpayer money in colleges each year, writes Ryan Craig, in an Education Next forum. That...

Is a year at Vanderbilt worth $100,000? At a few dozen elite universities, the list price for tuition, room and board and other expenses...

Eighty-two percent of teachers say public education has gotten worse in the last five years, according to a Pew survey. Fifty-three...

Universities should stop requiring diversity statements, writes Randall L. Kennedy, a Harvard Law professor, in the Harvard Crimson....

One German state is adding flexibility to its two-track education system, writes Frieda Klotz on the Hechinger Report. German students...

Plumbers are retiring faster than apprentices are joining the trade, reports Salena Zito in the Washington Examiner. Builders report...

"Aggression and abuse" are now "an accepted part of campus activism," writes Theo Baker, a Stanford sophomore, in The Atlantic. When...

The Peacocks of Saint Peter’s University were blown out of the NCAA basketball tournament in the first round, losing to University of...

It's time to dump college admissions essays, writes Matthew Levey on The 74. Test scores and good grades in challenging courses are...

Community colleges are drawing more students to job-oriented programs, fewer to classes that lead to an academic degree, reports Joshua...

Federal student loans aren't loans any more, writes Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute. President Joe Biden is "establishing...

"Data science" is a popular choice for students who struggled in traditional math classes, reports Javeria Salman on the Hechinger...

Barnard College's new policy banning posters, decorations, dry-erase boards -- anything -- on dormitory doors teaches a bad lesson,...

Jewish students at Berkeley had to be evacuated from a building to escape 200 demonstrators who'd shattered glass doors and broken into...