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Thanks to fund-raising prowess, NYU takes an ax to medical school tuition where others have used a scalpel. But medical school costs are clearly under the microscope.

Experts say pressure to succeed in big-time football is behind reports of thrown weights, repeated verbal abuse and more at Maryland. Did it take a student's death to capture attention?

A study finds that most borrowers exit loan default within a few years. But many still fail to make serious progress paying down their balances, and the options facing them are inconsistent and confusing.

Education Department's decision to drop gainful-employment rule will mean lowest-performing programs keep $5.3 billion over next decade.

Report that Vanderbilt has nonathletic goals for donors alarms boosters but points to broader tensions in higher education between raising money for athletics and academics.

The issue is becoming a partisan one, which could further undermine Republican support for higher education. Those concerned about college affordability and employability might be wise to look for more moderate solutions, Ryan Craig argues.

University says it's turning around finances in time to keep accreditation, but leaked documents seem to call that assertion into question.