Academic Leadership

Philip Swanson, fresh from earning his degree in civil engineering from Wayne State University, already is among a fortunate minority. While more than 50 percent of college grads under age 25 are either jobless or under-employed, Swanson has secured a full-time job in his field of study.

Oklahoma's four-year colleges and universities get high marks for efficiency and cost-effectiveness in a U.S. Chamber of Commerce report released this week. But two-year colleges in the state didn't fare as well in the report, lagging behind similar institutions in nearby states.

Western Michigan University President John M. Dunn says he doesn’t think remedial courses at universities lead to “nowhere.”

Wisconsin would be a national pioneer in helping adults earn a post-secondary degree under a new program announced Tuesday by Gov. Scott Walker and University of Wisconsin System leaders.

Although science rules at Caltech, humanities and social sciences courses are 'crucial' to learning how to write and communicate, administrators say.

For 54 years, the University of Missouri Press has showcased the state’s history, culture and authors to readers close to home and scholars far beyond its borders.

UC Berkeley ranks among the five best universities on the planet in part because an engineering researcher there has no trouble finding the gravity study he needs from the 1970s.

Seven minorities are to get Ph.D.s from the department.

An internal investigation at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College has uncovered “irregularities” in its executive master’s degree programs, and the college has taken disciplinary measures against faculty and staff members involved, Baruch officials said on Sunday.

Dual enrollment effort echoes program introduced in 1996