By Carl Straumsheim. Graduates of an online program at George Washington U sue the institution, saying they paid more to receive a worse experience than face-to-face students. Read more...

By Elizabeth Redden. Crimes reported against Kuwaiti and Saudi Arabian students have the university reeling. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Humanities disciplines are seeing growth in the number of degrees awarded to minority students at the undergraduate level, hitting record levels in the largest humanities disciplines, according to an analysis being released today by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
But the analysis -- based on various federal databases -- shows uneven growth. Most of the gains are attributable to Latino students. The one exception to this trend was religion, where black students are making gains.
And at a time when minority students on many campuses are pushing their institutions to hire more minority faculty members, the analysis finds declines -- with the exception of philosophy -- in the number of doctoral degrees in the humanities awarded to minority students. Read more...

By Josh Logue. Grinnell severs ties with a well-respected organization that sends groups of low-income and minority students to elite colleges. Many on campus are unhappy about the move. Read more...

By Josh Logue. New play about campus shootings offers little in the way of answers, but aims to spark conversation. Read more...

By Carl Straumsheim. Hospitals are experimenting with a new model of care to tackle the demands of an aging population. The same model could help colleges improve student retention rates, experts say. Read more...

By Josh Logue. Professor writes about how he was raped as a young man, drawing attention to male victims of a terrible crime. Read more...

By Carl Straumsheim. At hybrid learning conference, participants discuss how to get students who signed up for a traditional liberal arts experience excited about online education. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. They want to know why article on international nongovernmental organizations was illustrated with a photograph of a young Asian woman. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Historically black colleges must pay more to issue bonds than institutions of comparable financial strength, study finds. Read more...