KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP, Kenya–Refugee students at this sprawling settlement in northwestern Kenya and in the Dadaab refugee complex on the other side of the country have defied the odds to score high grades in Kenya’s national examinations for primary and secondary school students. More...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is embarking on a fourth term in office after a struggle to form a new government that was prolonged in part by fierce debates over her decision more than two years ago to open the nation’s borders to over one million refugees from Syria and other conflict zones. More...

HR leaders need to give faculty, administrators, and students a digital experience that is consistent with the experience they are used to in their personal lives. More...

Virginia tops the 2018 list of best states for a higher education, according to a new ranking from SmartAsset, which analyzes U.S. public institutions to determine which offer the best value based on a variety of metrics. More...

A new report outlines chief online officers' priorities and thoughts on the future of online education programs. More...

As graduation nears for many college students, the job hunt is officially on. And, as if the pressure to land that first gig weren’t high enough, today’s grads are now facing competition from a new quarter: robots. More...

The University of Arkansas had a problem: Admissions staff needed to make quicker decisions about transfer students and needed to reach students in new markets, but a backlog of transfer credits slowed progress. More...

Relevance has emerged as a key indicators as to whether students believe their higher-ed experiences were worth the cost. More...

Career aspirations continue to drive students’ decisions to enroll in online education programs, according to a new survey tracking online learning trends. More...

While online courses have become a convenient option for students, their growing popularity has also exposed some significant challenges associated with distance learning. One in particular—how to foster community in online courses—is especially pressing. More...