Students

In major policy speech, Arne Duncan says student debt is only part of higher education's problem, and calls for renewed policy push on student success and return on investment.

College football conferences agree that putting additional medical spotters in replay booths is a good idea, but they're debating about giving those observers the power to stop a game.

After a University of Cincinnati police officer kills a man, university officials consider reforms to the campus police force.

California court rejects a public university's findings of sexual assault by a male student. Some say case points to tensions over due process at many institutions.

Senators seek guidance on how to encourage innovation without opening aid floodgates to "bad actors," and a group of 17 institutions with competency-based programs calls for a careful approach by policy makers.

Facing deficit of $60 million, U of Akron is eliminating 215 staff positions and baseball team, while its football program is off the chopping block. Faculty members want to know why.

The two industries differ in key ways but face several similar and pressing challenges.