By Michael Stratford. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders -- and their supporters -- spar over their plans for historically black colleges, as President Obama's complicated legacy looms. Read more...

By Josh Logue. U of Illinois at Chicago says it can't deny the campaign space for a rally, but many on campus want to know what is being done to protect the rights of students and faculty members who want to attend to protest the candidate. Read more...

By Michael Stratford. One of the architects of President Obama’s most significant higher education policies is resigning from the administration this week. Read more...

By Ellen Wexler. The Delta Cost Project, created in 2007, is a database meant to make higher education finance easier to understand. Since its inception, the project has helped clarify how colleges spend their money. Read more...

By Josh Logue. A new play appearing at multiple colleges tackles campus race issues at the heart of recent protests. Read more...

By Paul Fain. The Obama administration prods state regulators to tighten their oversight of for-profits, with a focus on job placement rates. But confusion about calculating those rates reigns, and many state agencies are understaffed and outgunned. Read more...

By Ashley A. Smith. Students who leave California's community colleges with just a few credits in career or technical education but no credential still see substantial wage gains or promotions at work, according to new data from the state. Read more...

By Jake New. Many college applications feature 500-word essays. Short in-class papers often have a similar word count. At Gustavus Adolphus College, a 500-word essay can also be the institution's punishment for students accused of rape. Read more...

By Michael Stratford. Trump University has become prominent in the presidential campaign as Donald Trump’s Republican rivals seize on legal troubles facing his now-defunct for-profit school. Read more...