Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The student leader spoke in English to the chanting crowd at the elite American University of Cairo. The leader, Amr El-Alfy, 20, told his peers that he was frustrated over the university administration’s lack of clarity about whether tuition would rise as much as 40 percent in response to Egypt’s flailing economy and floating currency. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Bradley has launched a new app for students regarding sexual assault and abuse. Reach Out - College Edition is a free smartphone app available through the Apple App Store or Google Play. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday defended his decision to settle lawsuits over his Trump University real estate seminars for $25 million, saying he does not have time to fight the fraud cases in court now that he is headed to the White House. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. College campuses have become new battlegrounds over immigration as student protests pick up around the US in the wake of last week's presidential election. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. What can you do with a few months of classes from Udacity? The Mountain View, Calif., online-education company is expanding into job placement by rolling out Udacity Blitz — a way of pairing its own recent graduates with corporate clients’ software projects. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Boston Public Schools and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay are teaming up to connect Hub professionals with 9th-graders at Boston Green Academy in the hopes of giving future first-generation college students the skills they need to succeed. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Purdue University have diverted almost six tons of waste from landfills through an innovative recycling program that turns used lab gloves and garments into shelving, flowerpots and lawn and garden furniture. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump want more information on how a pool of 100 potential jurors were chosen for the class-action Trump University fraud trial scheduled to begin this month in San Diego. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. For-profit higher education has faced major challenges recently as policymakers focus on ensuring that institutions serve their students. Schools have been forced to close their doors, and others are facing increased regulatory and public scrutiny. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The number of executive, administrative and managerial employees on university campuses nationwide continued its relentless rise right through the recession, up by a collective 15 percent between 2007 and 2014, federal data show. More...