Submitted by Tim Goral. Protests focused on entrenched racism rocked campuses around the country this year. Many top colleges enroll small numbers of black students, and the four-year college graduation rate for black students is half that of whites. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A directive from the Obama administration that transgender students should be allowed access to restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity has sparked a nationwide debate. But in California, that standard has been law since 2013. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The order of the movies in the Neighbors franchise is historically appropriate: the frat-centric 2014 original predates the Sorority Rising sequel, just as fraternities came before sororities. The first American Greek-letter fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, was founded in 1776, and the early 19th century saw the spread of fraternities throughout the nation’s higher-education system. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. There’s a whole lot wrong with the conversation about including more low-income students at elite colleges, but let’s start here: The effort is too often framed as some do-gooder favor to those kids. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. As president of the country’s top public research university, I am deeply troubled by the fact that a third of high school graduates nationwide do not enroll in college immediately after graduation. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. As higher education grapples with the integration of traditional classroom learning and workforce training, one longstanding model could serve as a guide to satisfy employers’ demand for experienced graduates and students’ need for paid employment. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The nation’s private colleges are distributing more dollars to attract students at a speed that threatens to unravel their fiscal health, new figures suggest. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Promise-type scholarship programs aren’t limited to large colleges; small institutions are also launching free-tuition programs tailored to their local circumstances and needs. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Last year, nearly 70,000 students earned an undergraduate credential at a college or university that, according to the U.S. Department of Education, had a zero percent graduation rate. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Earning a college degree is an increasingly important step towards entering the middle class. Yet less than 10 percent of children born in the bottom quartile of household incomes attain a bachelor’s degree by age 25, compared to over 50 percent in the top quartile. More...