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U.S. universities have responded to China's exploding demand for American higher education with branch campuses and aggressive recruiting. Now, some are trying to boost their brands by casting photos and other snippets of campus life out into the confounding sea of Chinese social media.

UC Davis' embattled chancellor said campus police officers defied her orders when they used pepper spray on peaceful Occupy protesters last week. Chancellor Linda Katehi's statement comes as outrage continued over the incident, which was caught on tape.

The University of California, Davis, placed the officers on leave after videos of the incident were widely distributed over the Internet.

Yale University says it has hired retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal to teach a graduate level seminar on leadership on its New Haven, Conn., c ...

When Duke University's Cathy Davidson announced her grading plan for a seminar she would be offering this semester, she attracted ...

A sharply rising number of foreign investors are looking for Los Angeles pre foreclosures and other bargain-priced properties. A number of them are Chinese parents looking for houses for their children who are entering U.S. universities.

The university's Commission on the Future issues proposals for revamping revenue and education policies, including taking more out-of-state undergrads, who pay more, and offering some courses online.

The University of California on Tuesday began considering dramatic changes in the way it educates its students and raises revenue, including whether to offer three-year bachelor's degrees and enroll more out-of-state undergraduates.

Three faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville were killed on Friday when a biology professor started shooting during a faculty meeting, police and university officials said.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Getting into Harvard University got tougher this year as a record number of students applied to the school's undergraduate program, many drawn by attractive financial aid offers during the recession.