Higher education

Going away to school is an adjustment for nearly every student, but when you're the first in your family to go, the transition can be even harder

A new study suggests that having more women getting degrees from Stanford or Harvard matters far less than having more women getting degrees in engineering or business.

A new campaign on YouTube aims to encourage more students to be the first in their families to go to college.

The Army will close R.O.T.C. programs at 13 universities, more than half of which are in the South.

Small Private Online Courses could change the way brick and mortar classrooms use digital teaching materials.

Many college freshmen embark on their first years of higher education this week. Wouldn't it be nice if at the end of their journey a job was waiting for them? In Alabama, the two year-college system is collaborating with private companies to train students and help them land a job after graduation.

As President Obama pressures colleges to limit tuition increases, could colleges with wealthy endowments use some of that money to offset the rising cost of higher education?

More federal grants are going to low-income students, but colleges are giving more institutional aid to students who are better off.

A new study finds that America's higher education system perpetuates white advantages.

Senator Angus King of Maine explains why he supports reintroducing Glass-Steagall and shares his thoughts on the rising costs of higher education.