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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.

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

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

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.

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

Career Education Corp. announced Monday that its American Intercontinental University subsidiary, which had regained approved status from the Southern Association...

To scholars of rural communities, the elimination of a department at Washington State U. raises questions about sociology, land grant universities, and priorities.

That depends largely on how you frame the question, says a new study -- which provides some intriguing answers nonetheless.