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With Loan Fight Pending, Kennedy to Return to Senate

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has been a major player in nearly every important piece of higher education legislation for at...

Test Prep, to What End?

New analysis from admissions group suggests that SAT coaching improves scores, but modestly. But study also finds that modest increases make a difference at many institutions.

Peace in Accreditation Land

In stark contrast to 2007, federal negotiations over accreditation rules end in accord, overcoming dispute over student learning outcomes that might have derailed the proceeding.

California Votes No

Voter rejection of budget measures makes enormous budget cuts likely for public higher education.

Moving On

College presidents are still leaving for other universities amid tough economic times, but some concede that they wrestled with whether doing so was appropriate.

Commercial and Tax-Free

Big-time college athletics programs are supported in ways that are significantly different from the rest of higher education -- but are likely to retain tax-exempt status, Congressional review finds.

An Islamic College in Berkeley?

A Muslim educational institute seeks to become a four-year, accredited college -- a first for the United States.

BYU-Idaho Bans Political Parties

Brigham Young University's Idaho campus has shut down the student groups that back the Democratic and Republican parties, The Rexburg...