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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.

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

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.

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

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

In the seven weeks that Stanford University has made available free videos of a course on applications for the iPhone...

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

The University of Illinois board will this week consider a plan to scale back the system's new online campus, which...