Government

Sincere dialogue offers the chance to learn something not only about other people but about ourselves as well, write Gary Saul Morson and Morton Schapiro.

Senate GOP leader mulls piecemeal update to Higher Education Act tied to HBCU funding, which could include short-term Pell, student data, FAFSA simplification and lifting prison Pell ban. But plan might be tough sell for Democrats.

With deadline fast approaching for lawmakers, historically black colleges face a loss of $85 million in annual funding for STEM education.

Most public flagship universities are failing to meet the financial needs of low- and middle-income students, a report finds, and are overly subsidizing wealthier students.

Think tank survey finds majorities of Republicans view higher ed as valuable, but see individual students as benefiting from degrees.

Federal report suggests that bias toward the bachelor's degree is contributing to potential shortfall of millions of electricians and welders.

As new datasets on student results become available, the Lumina Foundation taps group of regulators and experts for new approach to assuring quality in higher education, with focus on equity and colleges' financial health.

A new federal rule that will closely scrutinize immigrants' use of public assistance programs has college students in California worried and considering withdrawing from financial aid programs.