Entries in On Campus by Kirk Carapezza

Students and faculty at Keene State College in New Hampshire say the college’s new policy on media interviews is having a chilling effect on free speech on campus. Free speech advocates see Keene State as the latest example of a college stifling the free flow of information to protect its public image.

Harvard has reportedly canceled acceptance offers to at least ten students after the university was alerted to offensive posts they made on social media. Admissions experts say such a move is unusual.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh have partnered to launch a program that makes public college tuition-free for low-income Boston residents. Boston joins Tennessee, New York and Rhode Island in pushing for free college, but affordability advocates wonder how many students will benefit from the plan.

Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton returned to her alma mater on Friday to address graduating students at Wellesley College. The wet, gray day did little to dampen enthusiasm or extinguish Clinton's fiery speech. 

It’s college graduation season, and that often brings demonstrations against commencement speakers. Many college administrators are faced with the tricky task of permitting activism while protecting free speech.

The Trump administration wants to phase out a program designed to forgive student loans for graduates who work in public service, but student loan experts are telling borrowers not to panic.

University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan tells WGBH News that he sees an endgame for UMass Boston's financial struggles.

Students at Harvard on Tuesday held the first university-wide graduation ceremony for black students. The student-organized event comes as Harvard and other universities are grappling with their ties to slavery.

Household debt in the U.S. has reached a new peak north of $12.7 trillion, according to a new report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Student loans account for more than 10 percent of that debt.

Graduate students at Tufts University have voted to unionize. The vote comes after the National Labor Relations Board ruled last summer that students who teach and do research at private universities have the right to organize.