Students

Education Department fines Michigan State $4.5 million for failing to report sexual violence, including abuse of hundreds of women by former team doctor. The penalties signal toughened enforcement of federal disclosure laws.

New research says reduced tuition at four-year colleges and more funding for all public institutions would do more to raise bachelor's degree attainment.

Some students view term as racist.

NCAA refuses to adopt rules that would have let it punish colleges for major academic misconduct. The decision reinforces the perception of the association as overly lenient toward institutions with major sports programs.

We must find strategies to support our students' long-term emotional and social growth in ways that go beyond the crisis of the day, write Vrinda Varia and Jordan Brooks.

Three students were recently arrested at three separate colleges for potentially being a threat to the campuses. Institutions are monitoring these risks more closely in an age of increasing gun violence.

It is essential to build a culture of success for students in the classroom, department by department, writes Carl J. Strikwerda.

University responds to admissions scandal.