By Nick Roll. Article sets off debate on whether a roots genre from Appalachia risks its authenticity when colleges study and teach it. More...

By Nick Roll. Views on higher education are becoming increasingly hostile among certain Americans, and scientists say some of the blame rests with them. They aren't apologizing for their work, but for their failure to promote public understanding of it. More...

By Nick Roll. The ABA wants to end a rule that assures law schools have the majority of courses taught by full-timers. While some say this would minimize costs, others see an erosion of quality. More...

By Nick Roll. California’s ban on using state funds to travel to Texas highlights the dilemma facing national groups with meetings scheduled to take place there. More...

By Nick Roll. Books on social and racial issues get spotlight among freshman reading assignments. This year, one showing up on campus lists focuses on low-income and rural white people, J. D. Vance’s 2016 sociopolitical breakout, Hillbilly Elegy. More...

By Nick Roll. Millennials who graduated college just as the 2008 recession was unfolding fared better economically than their peers did, despite facing increased prospects of underemployment and carrying student loans. More...

By Nick Roll. A Princeton University professor died after a fall last week while leading a course abroad in India. 
Isabella Clark-Decès (right) was leading a seminar for the Princeton Institute of International and Regional Studies, titled At Home (and Abroad) in the Indian Himalayas, according to the university. More...

By Nick Roll. Visas for a group of Afghan high school girls were denied recently, meaning the team can’t enter the U.S. to compete in an international robotics competition. More...

By Nick Roll. Under a recently announced state budget deal, CSU will develop a model to guarantee admission at one of its campuses or programs for the estimated 31,000 in-state students it turns away each year solely based on overflow issues, The Sacramento Bee reported. More...

By Nick Roll. The movement to “ban the box” is often touted as a way to help ex-convicts find employment after incarceration. If employers, or states, get rid of the box on a job application where they ask about previous criminal history, that history won’t prevent people who have served their time from reintegrating into society, the argument goes. More...