Government

Billionaire donor's pledge to Morehouse College graduating Class of 2019 will wipe out $34 million in student loan debt owed by students and parents.

Borrowers whose private student loans were discharged in court earned more, paid off other debt and were more likely to move for work, new research shows.

Tennessee Republican ties funding for minority-serving institutions to larger package of higher ed bills. But few observers expect deal to come together.

A new Tufts study documents that voter turnout among college students doubled in the last midterm election, which may likely influence the coming presidential election.

Last year's bachelor's degree graduates had $29,200 in cumulative student debt, 2 percent more than their peers the year before.

Proponents say universal free tuition plans like New Mexico's are the best way to boost college enrollment, but critics say it would help the least needy and do little to improve program quality.

Sincere dialogue offers the chance to learn something not only about other people but about ourselves as well, write Gary Saul Morson and Morton Schapiro.

Senate GOP leader mulls piecemeal update to Higher Education Act tied to HBCU funding, which could include short-term Pell, student data, FAFSA simplification and lifting prison Pell ban. But plan might be tough sell for Democrats.