By Paul Fain. Two newly released academic research papers identify negative consequences linked to states' performance-based funding formulas. More...

By Paul Fain. In recent weeks two private institutions have joined the small but growing list of colleges that give students the option of using some of their postgraduate income to help pay for college. More...

By Paul Fain. The national college completion rate increased 2.1 percentage points compared to last year, according to new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, a nonprofit that tracks the progress of almost all U.S. college students. More...

By Paul Fain. Ongoing wildfires in Southern California have prompted several colleges to close campuses or cancel classes. More...

By Paul Fain. House education committee leaks its ambitious first draft of a reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, with broad changes aimed at both deregulation and more accountability in how federal student aid is distributed and used. More...

By Ashley A. Smith. An accreditor's decision to place an embattled New Jersey community college on probation may have been the wake-up call officials needed to improve its operations. More...

By Ashley A. Smith. Faculty and student groups pushed against proposal from Oakland Athletics to build new ballpark on college property. And their board listened. More...

By Ashley A. Smith. Once a large for-profit institution, DeVry is now being handed over to a company that runs a small college with 600 students. Experts see the move as a sign of the times. More...