Universities

Tuition costs have ballooned since the 1970s, but some argue making college free is a regressive solution.

It's long past time for every discipline to count and valorize all scholarly work, even or especially when it's aimed at an extramural audience.

What's behind academia's revolving door?

In the wake of the recent mass shooting, college students in Ventura County attempt to call for action without alienating a conservative community.

A new study questions the place of meritocracy in higher education.

Students gathered in Nicaragua's capital to demand President Daniel Ortega and his powerful vice president, wife Rosario Murillo, resign.

Since he was accused of "attacking conservative students," Tariq Khan has faced harassment and death threats.

Meanwhile, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is struggling with its own controversy over whether it properly punishes member harassers.

Do overblown fears of the First Amendment's demise undermine healthy debate?

How billionaires and college administrators are using their power to silence students.

In a new era of protest and de-platforming, conservatives have defensively invested the First Amendment with a transcendent power and moral authority it does not warrant. What happens when equality and free speech are in direct opposition?

Recent reforms at UCLA demonstrate that it's possible for universities to implement just procedures to protect victims and oust abusers.

Universities need corporations for research funding, and the political will for an alternative solution is limited.

A new study reveals that the problem is worse than you think, and likely much worse than we can tell from available data.

A new study finds that college students are more likely to graduate from schools with higher tuitions and larger spending budgets.

As the Trump administration moves to roll back protections for trans students, institutions of higher learning find themselves caught in the middle.

A new report from the Department of Education calls on schools to improve the graduation gap.

Executives from for-profit colleges. And many of them come from schools that have been under investigation.

New research finds personality differences between college students with different majors.

Video, schmideo: Canadian university students remembered more material when they heard a live lecture in the classroom.

Could the possibility of a Tigers strike have expedited Timothy Wolfe's resignation?

Wage convergence is hitting many industries, including higher education as well as oil and gas.

A controversial op-ed at my notoriously liberal alma mater only lends more credence to the stereotype of the coddled American student.

A ProPublica analysis of newly available federal data shows that some of the nation’s wealthiest colleges are leaving their poorest students with plenty of debt.