By Scott Jaschik. The Murty Classical Library of India has been praised as an ambitious scholarly effort to make the classics of India available in the highest-quality English translations -- and to promote more study of those classics around the world. In the series, works are presented in their original languages (which include Bangla, Hindi, Panjabi, Persian, Sanskrit, Tamil and Urdu) with English translations on opposite pages. Read more...

By Josh Logue. Outbreaks of norovirus and mumps hit college campuses around the country. Read more...

By Michael Stratford. Trump University has become prominent in the presidential campaign as Donald Trump’s Republican rivals seize on legal troubles facing his now-defunct for-profit school. Read more...

By Jake New. An Iowa State student with disabilities was mortified last month to find social media posts mocking her for using a three-wheeled scooter to get around campus. She went public. Read more...

By Carl Straumsheim. New transcripts and technologies take shape as colleges participating in the Comprehensive Student Record Project test new ways to track what students do in college. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. In most of academe, professors know not to begin a scholarly talk with humor that is both sexist and has nothing to do with the topic of the talk. Read more...

By Ellen Wexler. Carolyn Stefanco, president of the College of Saint Rose, cut 23 faculty positions and 12 academic programs. She won a prize for her efforts. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Students and faculty members at Barnard question selection of a white woman -- someone not suggested by students -- to address graduates. Read more...