By Scott Jaschik. The University of Central Florida is asking employees to report -- rather than comply with -- extortion attempts many are receiving through their email accounts. The email messages claim to have images of the employee watching pornography and say that the employee has a "wild imagination." The employees are told to pay $900 or risk being exposed. More...

By Scott Jaschik. A female student at the University of Utah was shot dead on campus outside a dormitory area Monday night, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Socioeconomic status of high school has more impact on educational attainment and life success than does attending a high school with high levels of student achievement, study finds. More...

By Scott Jaschik. A federal judge has rejected a request from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that a suit challenging its admissions policies be dismissed. More...

By Scott Jaschik. American Jewish University, in Los Angeles, has announced that it is ending undergraduate admissions and "sunsetting" its undergraduate curriculum, which currently enrolls about 70 students. More...