By Colleen Flaherty. California's private colleges and universities could all be forced to move to time-card system for adjuncts -- unless a legislative fix is successful. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Texas Woman’s University settled with a former associate professor of management for more than $375,000, according to the Denton Record-Chronicle. More...

By Doug Lederman. A coalition of groups representing veterans, working adults and historically underrepresented students have teamed up to form a new organization designed to change federal and other policies to better recognize how "today's students" differ from the traditional 18- to 24-year-olds who've historically dominated postsecondary enrollments. More...

By Doug Lederman. Years-long fight over federal rules governing state standards for online education could imperil standing of tens of thousands of students. More...

By Doug Lederman. State University of New York's online arm sponsors Facebook post aimed at Alaskans "worried" about future of their state universities. SUNY officials quickly apologize and pull the ad. More...

By Doug Lederman. California's new process for giving online students enrolled at public and private nonprofit colleges outside the state a way to submit complaints about their institutions still falls short of new federal rules governing state authorization. More...

By Doug Lederman. Johns Hopkins University has become the latest research university to reach a multimillion-dollar settlement with current and former employees who sued it for mismanaging their pension funds, Pensions and Investments reported. More...

By Doug Lederman. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, whose future has been clouded by financial problems and a threat of losing its accreditation, has raised $4.4 million from donors and a state grant, leaving it with a surplus for the first time in eight years, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. More...