Government

The conservative-leaning institution plans to open a graduate school in government in D.C. this winter, with an emphasis on the study of the classics.

Income-share agreements are drawing attention from lawmakers, although relatively few students so far have signed up for the loan alternative. Two organizations with markedly different approaches are looking to change that.

Borrowers whose private student loans were discharged in court earned more, paid off other debt and were more likely to move for work, new research shows.

Billionaire donor's pledge to Morehouse College graduating Class of 2019 will wipe out $34 million in student loan debt owed by students and parents.

Tennessee Republican ties funding for minority-serving institutions to larger package of higher ed bills. But few observers expect deal to come together.

A new Tufts study documents that voter turnout among college students doubled in the last midterm election, which may likely influence the coming presidential election.

Last year's bachelor's degree graduates had $29,200 in cumulative student debt, 2 percent more than their peers the year before.

Proponents say universal free tuition plans like New Mexico's are the best way to boost college enrollment, but critics say it would help the least needy and do little to improve program quality.