By Scott Jaschik. The Association of American University Presses on Wednesday released Best Practices in Peer Review, designed to help publishers promote rigorous peer-review standards. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Folsom Lake College, in California, has announced a new program in which eligible students will receive a free year of community college. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. The Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success is unveiling a new college application this summer and has announced which of its members will be using it in the next admissions cycle and which are holding off a year. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Voters in five California community college districts approved measures Tuesday to authorize bonds for construction and renovation projects. The bond total tops $2.7 billion. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Colleges in the area try to reassure students. Press reports say two victims were students. Nationwide, attack on gay club prompts vigils, discussion and sadness. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. The White House on Friday announced a "Fair Chance" higher education pledge, in which colleges make pledges to help those who have been accused or convicted of crimes get a second chance at improving their lives and building their education and careers. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. More than 60,000 people have signed a petition urging medical schools to do more about suicides and other mental health issues facing medical students, a topic of growing concern to many campus experts on mental health. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. ACT on Friday called off planned Saturday administrations of the ACT examinations at 56 test centers in Hong Kong and South Korea. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Author discusses his new book about why higher education still matters. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. A court in Sweden has ruled that Mälardalen University must reimburse Connie Askenback, an American student who sued saying that the academic program in which she enrolled didn't meet promised standards, The Wall Street Journal reported. Read more...