By Scott Jaschik. A federal indictment of a Florida businessman says that, among other things, he bribed the then head coach of the University of Pennsylvania basketball team to help the businessman's son be admitted to the university, Bloomberg reported. More...

By Scott Jaschik. John Schnatter, the founder of Papa John’s Pizza, on Wednesday apologized for using a racial slur to describe black people. His use of the slur also raised questions for universities with which he is associated as a donor. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Many students and alumni of Yale University's law school are circulating a petition denouncing the way the law school issued a press release on President Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. More...

By Scott Jaschik. He wrote key decisions on affirmative action and other topics that matter to colleges. Kennedy's departure could erase the Supreme Court majority backing the right of colleges to consider race in admissions. More...

By Scott Jaschik. A security officer is dead, as is the officer's attacker, after an incident Friday afternoon at California State Polytechnic University at Pomona. More...

By Scott Jaschik. The University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point has cited enrollment drops and limited state funds to explain its controversial decision to eliminate 13 majors, most of them in liberal arts fields. More...

By Scott Jaschik. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has cleared Junot Díaz, the writer and a faculty member, to return to teaching. More...