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Illinois Admissions Scandal Follows Provost to California
The scandal over admissions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign -- in which the politically connected received preference, many...
How to Pay for Student Health Care
With Obama plan attracting attention in Washington, campus health officials and state politicians consider merits of billing insurance companies or billing students -- or both.
Supreme Court Will Hear Appeal in Student Loan Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider an appeal of a dispute over the circumstances in which bankruptcy plans...
Code Warrior
A San Jose State University student posted his homework online, hoping to show off his code writing skills. When his prof balked, the student fought and San Jose backed him.
Ferment Over For-Profit Colleges
Education Department tries again to allay concerns that it is taking regulatory aim at career institutions, amid accusations that stock prospectors are sowing uncertainty.
Setback for Academic Medical Centers
After years of court rulings that payments to doctors-in-training aren't taxable, federal appeals panel, responding to IRS rule change, finds otherwise. Decision could be costly.
Texas Showdown
After only a year as the first Hispanic and first female president of Texas A&M, Elsa Murano quits. Was she forced out for not letting politics dictate a key appointment?
Student Drinking and Drinking-Related Deaths Are Increasing
The rates at which college students engage in binge drinking and drunk driving and die in alcohol-related incidents are all...