By Stefanie Botelho. As the influence of millennials increases, their donations after college to their alma maters will be critical to the institutions’ growth. However, because the increasing costs of higher education, many millennials do not feel like they owe their alma maters any monetary donation after they graduate. More...

By Stefanie Botelho. A new performance-funding system for state colleges was approved Thursday by the State Board of Education, the latest step in Florida officials' drive to tie money for higher education to how well institutions and their students do. More...

By Stefanie Botelho. West Virginia University will aim to close Wikipedia’s gender gap during the upcoming fall semester by hiring a “Wikipedian in residence.” More...

By Stefanie Botelho. As student debt continues to climb across the country, state officials and institutions in Indiana are taking steps to help student figure out how to best manage their loans. More...

By Stefanie Botelho. There are no training wheels for rookie trustees appointed to the boards of Illinois’ public universities and colleges. More...

By Stefanie Botelho. With an eye on keeping up with demographic changes and competing with other states and countries, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopted a new overarching goal Thursday: Get 60 percent of Texans between 25 and 34 a postsecondary degree or certificate by 2030. More...

By Stefanie Botelho. To understand the failures of the modern American college system — from admissions marketing to graduation rates — you can begin with a notorious university football scandal. More...

By Stefanie Botelho. Mike Feerick leads a company that has been credited as being the first ever massive open online course or MOOC. He founded ALISON in 2007. Unlike other prominent MOOCs such as Udacity, Coursera, and edX, ALISON’s content is not drawn from elite US-based universities. Rather, the Galway, Ireland based company focuses on practical workplace skills that can be tested by employers to gauge growing competencies. More...

By Stefanie Botelho. When she began her freshman year in 2011, Sydney embarked on a tumultuous transformation. She had been accepted to her “reach school," Duke University, where students seemed to strive for perfection both academically and socially. More...

By Stefanie Botelho. “Free college,” “free tuition,” “free community college” and “debt-free college,” have dominated recent discussions about college affordability. Sparked by growing anxiety over rising college prices and increasing student debt levels, these proposals appear compelling, at first glance. More...