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Study finds female professors experience more work demands and special favor requests, particularly from academically "entitled" students.

Professors debate the role -- or absence -- of the historian in Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's new Vietnam documentary, concurring that a lack of critical perspective makes the film more milquetoast than masterpiece.

Despite tackling college access head-on, challenges remain in Tennessee as the state grapples with decreasing adult student enrollment and an achievement gap for African-American students.

Intense advising shifts the college choices of low-income students, study finds.

Lyon College seeks advantage in recruiting students by allowing them to bring four-legged companions.

Samuel L. Stanley says students, families and college counselors need to consider the future -- and not arbitrary rankings -- when evaluating colleges.

Issues related to sports powerhouses play out at elite academic institutions, not just those playing for Division I championships, writes Jim Jump.

New book says most colleges -- and the vast majority of nonelite institutions -- are about to face severe shortage of potential students.