Higher Education

About 50 Rutgers-Camden students will trade their warm beds for cardboard and sleeping bags in the quad outside the campus center as part of a “sleep out.”

When Rhonda Gonzales was in college in the early '90s, the term "first-generation" wasn't part of her vocabulary. She was the first in her family to go to college.

The student-produced documentary, “Sankofa,” won a Student Academy Award in October. It was one of just 15 student films in the world to win the award.

Public flagship universities are critical for low-income students because they help with upward mobility. But a new report finds they're often out of reach financially.

Blue crabs are a key species in aquatic life in the Delaware Bay. University of Delaware researchers will study how they’re affected by microplastics.

N.J. is trying to fill thousands of tech jobs by boosting computer science education.

'Where’s your money going?' one student asked of the college. 'Because there are people who don’t have insurance who really rely on these services for help.'

"I'm a 28-year-old who never got to finish school because of one thing," says Kiki Mordi. "It wasn't because I wasn't brilliant, I was a high flyer when I was growing up.

About 1 in 5 college students in the U.S. are raising kids, and one of their challenges is getting childcare. A new proposal would expand the only federal program that helps.

Many Camden, N.J. high school graduates who go off to HBCUs or private colleges out of state struggle mightily to afford to finish their degrees.

College Affordability Act comes amid growing concern about impact on individuals — and the economy — of ever-growing student debt.

Black applicants to a prestigious research grant program at the National Institutes of Health are awarded funding at a significantly lower rate than their white peers.

HospitalityTogether helps young adults hold down restaurant jobs while also attending school.

Stockton University hired Andrew Kortyna even though he had been fired for retaliating against students who complained of sexual harassment.

Enrollment at Pennsylvania’s state universities once again took a downward tumble for the ninth consecutive year, dropping by 2.6% from last year.