By Paul Fain. College affordability has declined in 45 states since 2008, with low- and middle-income students in particular feeling the pinch, new study finds. Read more...

By Josh Logue. Why did Brown students protest a white person doing Hindu chants. Read more...

By Josh Logue. Campus protests have triggered wide-ranging discussion and debate about race. And, because some of the most prominent protests have unfolded at universities like Yale, Princeton and Harvard Universities, those discussions have touched on the experience of minority students at elite, wealthy institutions. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. David Horowitz's campaign -- posters with names of students and professors backing Israel boycott -- condemned as intimidation and leads to students blocking car carrying president of San Diego State U. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Two sociologists interviewed law deans and admissions officers about impact of U.S. News rankings on legal education -- and their new book says impact is significant and generally negative. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Study finds those with graduate education not only lean more to the left than do other Americans, but have done so increasingly in the last two decades. Read more...

By Colleen Flaherty. New paper suggests researchers who are more open to other disciplines and worldviews produce higher-quality research. Read more...

By Josh Logue. Students and gay rights groups object to University of Utah plans to award an honorary degree to philanthropist with ties to anti-LGBT organizations. And university didn't win over critics by scrubbing her bio. Read more...

By Ellen Wexler. For the second year in a row, public colleges relied more on state funding and less on tuition revenue, reversing a recent trend. Read more...