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Modest gains reported from China and India.

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools seeks a second chance. Over the years it's accredited some questionable institutions that have been likened to visa mills.

After incidents involving anti-immigrant speaker, university leader found his car sabotaged.

White House reportedly considers new restrictions barring Chinese citizens from engaging in sensitive research at U.S. universities. Higher education groups say they want to protect national security interests, but U.S. universities must remain open.

Elite status having nothing to do with the student experience rubs off on perceptions -- even if this is irrational, study finds.

Holding tuition flat since 2012-13 has raised the land-grant university’s profile and helped it grow, but it is fueling competition for resources by academic departments -- and Purdue is still working to enroll more students from Indiana.

Backers say Westlake University, in Hangzhou, will use its autonomy to challenge leading Western science and technology institutions.