Chronicle of Higher Education

As more colleges rush to offer free online courses, it's worth asking who might be left out for lack of high-speed Internet access to watch video lectures.

With a YouTube comment and a governor's challenge, the idea has grown into a kind of Rorschach test for how Americans view higher education.

Beheruz N. Sethna, who is retiring as president of the University of West Georgia, wanted to raise the institution's status, and he did.

About 15 percent of research facilities were subject to "inspection overlap," meaning multiple inspections by various agencies, in 2010-11.

MOOCs and other online tools are likely to enhance education, not cut tuition, at colleges like Harvard and MIT, said participants at a meeting in Cambridge, Mass.

Glimpses of life in academe from around the world

The group that seeks to maintain traditionalism in higher learning struggles to attract members and money.

While Congress failed to act in time to head off the federal spending cuts, higher-education and other groups still don't know exactly how they'll be affected.

The result would be a system with just one grant program, one loan program, and one tax break.

The Obama administration says federally financed research should be made freely available within 12 months of publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

When University of Iowa students applied for gun permits, the sheriff got data about them from the university. Legal experts say similar cases are likely to arise.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it was looking to offer distressed borrowers more-flexible repayment and refinancing options.

The nonprofit is giving university partners two options for sharing in the money its MOOCs bring in. But first, they have to bring it in.

The report offers breakdowns on scores by gender and racial backgrounds, and a glimpse into the examinees' intended fields of study.

The former student says the university withdrew a job offer after she filed a complaint alleging harassment in another campus job.

Tax breaks and performance measures can be used to improve the design and delivery of aid, say advocates.

The growth was well below 2011's 8.2-percent rise and, when adjusted for inflation, came to an increase of just 0.2 percent, says the Council for Aid to Education.

High-school students taking Advanced Placement examinations last year got some of the highest scores since the College Board published its first report on the exams.