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Among other decisions at its annual convention, NCAA clears way for 7th graders to be considered official prospects for Division I men's basketball.

House economic stimulus package would provide as much as $20 billion for students, $8 billion for scientific research, $9 billion for academic facilities, and $39 billion for states to soften blow of education budget cuts.

In new initiative, colleges sign agreements with U.S. environmental agency about their sustainability goals, and also get credit for achievements to date.

Graduate students increasingly care about a "family friendly" work environment -- and doubt they can find one at a research university, survey finds.

AAUP issues reports criticizing two religious colleges -- one that set limits on teaching by biologist who believes in evolution, and one that fired a professor who tried to preserve traditional theology.

As tuition rises across the country, few colleges are actually spending more on students, according to a new report from a leading higher education researcher.

Hoping to meet shrinking travel budgets, some lower division NCAA colleges ask athletes to supplement or entirely cover cost of travel to some away contests.

Many countries are outpacing the United States in producing natural scientists and engineers -- but most are doing so because they're graduating more people, period, study finds.