A former student fatally shot a faculty member inside a building at the University of Arizona on Wednesday afternoon, sending the campus into a lockdown as officers searched for the gunman.

Did the $77 billion given by Congress to institutions of higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a large portion earmarked for students, really make a difference? Emergency funds funneled by colleges and universities indeed were consequential as nearly 90% of recipients said they experienced less stress and were able to concentrate more clearly on […]

When the Department of Education terminated the license of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) in August, it effectively put other agencies on notice. After the decision, Under-Secretary of Education James Kvaal said "the department has a responsibility to enforce accountability in the accreditation system and to ensure that students and taxpayers […]

A single mom of four from Northboro, Massachusetts, got the news she had dreamed of since she was a child. But a glitch caused that dream to come crashing down.