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Former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican Mary Ann Glendon won't accept the school's Laetare Medal at commencement next month because of its decision to have President Barack Obama speak to graduates.

At the end of Jean Hanff Korelitz's wise and engaging novel about a college admissions officer, the main character is advised ...

Despite warnings about drug gang violence, U.S. college students are starting their annual "spring break" party on Mexican beaches, bringing dollars that will help cushion the economic slump in Mexico.

An American student accused in the stabbing death of her British roommate had a scratch on her neck hours after the killing ...

Average college endowment returns dropped about 3% over the 12 months ending in June, then plummeted an estimated 22.5% more on average over the next five months, three surveys show today.

Students have begun making bio diesel fuel by converting used cooking oil from the dining hall.

A 22-year-old graduate student was attacked with what appeared to be a kitchen knife last night.