Higher Education

To millions of parents and students, they're magical words: free college. But is the idea pure fantasy?

Temple is still providing verified numbers to its business accrediting body, the Pennsylvania attorney general and federal institutions.

A woman filed a lawsuit Monday in N.J. st. court alleging she was sexually assaulted by a member of an off-campus fraternity at Stockton U., making it the fifth of the summer.

State officials intend to review everything from tuition rates to the accuracy of academic statistics.

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with Stacey Havlik and Krista Malott, researchers at Villanova who have studied first-generation students in our area.

When the cost of a textbook could feed a family of four for a week.

At Temple event, students stop for free ice cream and sign up to vote. On other campuses, organizers are deploying pups and Popsicles to draw attention.

Magisterial District Judge Carmine Prestia has dismissed all involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges in the February 2017 death of Timothy Piazza.

King's College and Misericordia University, both in the Scranton area, have buildings named after J. Carroll McCormick.

Officials at the University of Scranton and King’s College will rename buildings once honoring now-disgraced bishops, and revoke honorary degrees.

Signs emerge that some are cutting corners to produce more graduates more quickly.

Despite tight budgets and high risks, colleges hope niche degrees will spur demand.

For years, activists have railed against the question as discouraging and discriminatory to those with a criminal past.

In an effort to find a more engaging way to present child development to psychology students, I decided to use a book about an orphan boy who later discovers he is a wizard.

The U.S. Education Department is going back to the drawing board on some basic rules of higher education, including one concept that has been in place for 125 years.