In a reversal, President Obama now plans to nominate John B. King Jr. as secretary of education, the White House announced Thursday. Read more...

Both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton used Thursday night's debate to reiterate their support for plans that would make public higher education free (under the Sanders plan) or debt-free (under the Clinton plan). Read more...

The latest on the controversy at Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland, where many are outraged by the firing of two faculty members without faculty reviews -- dismissals widely viewed as an attempt to squelch dissent. Read more...

By Kerry Ann Rockquemore. You don’t need to be a person of color to mentor a colleague of color, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore, but you do need to rethink what it means to be a mentor. Read more...

By Abigail Seldin and Kim Cook. Making college not only more affordable but also actually free for everyone has been the subject of much recent debate in Washington, in the national news and on the presidential campaign trail. Read more...

By Colleen Flaherty. Purdue is cutting grad enrollments to boost pay of those it enrolls -- and is pushing professors to teach more intro courses. Will the approach provide focus? Or is it another attack on English that could leave undergrads without enough instructors. Read more...

By Colleen Flaherty. Faculty members opposed to Texas's new campus concealed carry law have argued that it will chill academic freedom and free speech. Read more...

By Paul Fain. Faculty-led reforms may be the best way to improve graduation rates, according to Achieving the Dream, which is working to give adjunct faculty members a seat at the table. Read more...

By Ellen Wexler. Obama administration's proposed rules would extend overtime protections to millions -- including many postdocs and other employees in higher ed. Would the plan provide overdue relief or be a financial disaster for colleges and universities. Read more...

By Ellen Wexler. In a confirmation hearing, the Senate education committee seemed confident that John B. King Jr. would be approved as education secretary. Read more...