Northwestern University's recent implementation of an online sex education course has highlighted campus issues surrounding students’ sexual health and knowledge.
Statistics departments around the country have been unable to fulfill the growing national demand for statistics skills despite a recent spike in the number of students graduating with statistics degrees.
The Board of Trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will soon decide on a proposal to rename a building named for an alum who had connections to the Ku Klux Klan.
In the weeks since the University of North Carolina Board of Governors' voted to close an academic center for poverty research, many have speculated that the move was politically motivated.
The decision comes eight months after Duke's Trustees decided to rename freshman dormitory Aycock as East Residence Hall—following years of student advocacy against using the name of the former...
Compared to the old exam, the new MCAT aims to reflect recent changes to science and medicine, and will test more content and skills over a longer period of time.
The University of North Carolina system could be increasing tuition rates in the upcoming school years.
After the president of the University of North Carolina system, Tom Ross, was asked to resign, a group of students in Chapel Hill have established a petition to have the decision overturned.
An eight-month investigation into the academic scandal at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill revealed that the university’s “shadow curriculum” benefited more than 3,000 students—many of...
After spending a year at number seven, Duke has returned to number eight in the annual U.S. News and World Report ranking of research universities.
Internet education consortium Semester Online was cancelled less than a year after the Arts and Sciences Council voted to block Duke's membership in the program.
The College Board announced major changes to the SAT March 5, which have received mixed reviews from leaders in the Duke community.
One representative has accused more than 100 colleges—including Duke—of violating federal law by requiring financial aid applicants to complete extra forms or not making clear which ones are needed.
Humanities research remains strong at Duke, despite the threat of funding cuts and political attacks in universities across the country.
News and Observer Publishing Co. sued UNC Chancellor Carol Folt last Thursday for student records that could help illuminate the origins of the athlete academic performance scandal at the...
Duke's position in the college rankings has a significant impact on its applicant pool, according to a recent study.
A new test examining college students’ critical thinking skills upon graduation may impact the way employers and post-graduate institutions view higher education.
Schwarzman College will break ground on the campus of Tsinghua University in Beijing later this month.
President Barack Obama released a plan last week proposing to increase the affordability of college and to reward colleges that provide the best value for the education they provide.
Two education privacy and safety laws allow private universities to disclose disciplinary proceedings and crime reports when a student is an alleged perpetrator of violating university policy.
