When honor student Courtney Howard pledged to join a sorority at San Jose State University, she sought the support of close-knit sisters in the school's small African-American community. Instead, what she got was ritualized hazing that included a nearly monthlong string of beatings, punching,...

With an unusually large number of University faculty members expected to retire soon — this year’s faculty is the oldest in Cornell’s 145-year history — University administrators are looking to hire large numbers of new tenure-track professors over the next several years. This expected...

Lasell College agreed to pay more than $191,000 to students to settle allegations it steered student loan applicants to Citizens Bank after the lender showered the school’s financial aid officers with free trips to sunny resorts and other gifts. It was the second such settlement that...

Are law school deans just more attractive than the rest of us? Probably not. But they sure seem to be hot candidates for university president. On Aug. 26 David Van Zandt, dean of Northwestern University School of Law, was named the next president of The New School in New York, where he'll take...

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a statewide investigation into deceptive credit card marketing practices that target college students through their colleges. Cuomo has sent letters to every college and university in New York requesting that the schools submit any exclusive...

A veteran college administrator who won a close vote in June to become Quincy College’s next president is walking away from the job after infighting within the governing board stalled progress on a contract offer. Philip Conroy, a Quincy native and vice president for enrollment management and...

As the sun set Wednesday, news vans sat parked along the cul-de-sac on Fraternity Village Drive. Police cars went by about every 10 minutes. One of the fraternity houses was vacant, its sign removed from the front lawn. This was not a normal back-to-school welcome week. The mood had...

The Florida A&M University (FAMU) family is mourning the loss of one of its legends, Dr. William P. Foster, who was known as the “Dean of America’s Band Directors.” Foster, who was also called The Law and The Maestro, was the creator of the noted FAMU Marching “100.” He served as the...

As New Orleans looks back to the tragedy the city experienced after Hurricane Katrina five years ago, local officials and community leaders are giving special praise to the role played in the recovery by one of the city's crown jewels - Tulane University. Tulane President Scott Cowen is determined...

After steering The University of Scranton through a seven-year period of national recognition for academic success and record admissions rates, it was announced Tuesday that the Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., will leave the local Jesuit institution to lead Marquette University, effective next summer....