Government

If mandatory spending cuts go into effect Jan. 1, many federal higher education programs will lose about 8 percent of their funding.

Saint Benedict decreased enrollment to shore up its finances, an unusual move at a time when many small colleges are considering growth.

A high-profile study asserting that New York program increased college enrollment of low-income black students comes under attack from a leading scholar of financial aid policy.

A Congressional committee argues over whether graduate students at private universities should be allowed to unionize.

The Supreme Court's reasoning in its ruling on President Obama's health care law should undermine a student privacy law that colleges often abuse to hide information that should be public, writes Frank LoMonte.

Publishers say they will appeal district court ruling on landmark Georgia State copyright case, raising the stakes on a case that could set bar for fair use and digital library reserves.

Federal spending on the biggest student grant program surprisingly declines by $2.2 billion, even as numbers of recipients increased. But a sword still hangs over the program.