Hillary Clinton on Friday outlined some of the details to her plan for the federal government to do more to support students working to get undergraduate degrees while also raising children. Read more...

Donald Trump on Sunday released his first full policy paper, and the topic was immigration. Certain parts of the plan -- making Mexico pay for a wall on its border with the United States, and ending "birthright" citizenship -- are receiving the most attention. Read more...

A new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that there’s a dependable way to foster long-term improvements in students’ critical thinking skills. Read more...

Several South Korean universities have started Internet curfews, blocking all online access or access to games at certain hours, The Korea Times reported. Read more...

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has retracted a paper by a professor at Tufts University, raising concerns about the ethics of her research in China, The Boston Globe reported. Read more...

Wright State University officials said Monday that the institution is being investigated by federal authorities over its management of H-1B visas for some employees, The Dayton Daily News reported. Read more...

Private equity firms Leonard Green & Partners and TPG Capital have agreed to buy higher education software provider Ellucian. Read more...

A federal judge's ruling last week invalidated the 17-month extension for postgraduation work training for international students in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, but stayed the decision until February to give the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) time to submit the rules for the program for public comment. Read more...

A new study by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis raises questions about equity in American society and the role of higher education. Read more...

By Karen Kelsky. The biggest challenge for the tenure-track-job seeker is not finishing the dissertation, churning out publications or cultivating fancy recommenders. It is transitioning from the peon mentality of graduate school to the peer mentality of the job market. Read more...