higher ed

As the head of the U.S. Air Force Academy prepares to step down, she weighs in on what the current political and social climate means for victims of sexual assault on campus.

It's graduation season, and WGBH’s Jim Braude draws on his experience and offers some tips for commencement speakers.

Sixty percent of community college presidents say their enrollments have dropped in the past three years and more than one in five presidents say enrollment is down by 10 percent of more. That’s according to a new survey conducted by Gallup and Inside Higher Ed and based on responses from more than 230 leaders of two-year colleges.

On WGBH’s Greater Boston Monday, historian David McCullough discussed his new collection of speeches The American Spirit: Who We Are And What We Stand For. McCullough also explained why he and a group of historians are continuing to oppose President Donald Trump.

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged four Chinese nationals in connection with a college admissions scam. Two of the students were admitted to schools in Massachusetts.

It's not too late if you're a high school senior looking for a college. Hundreds of colleges, including several here in New England, still have open seats for the fall term.

Monday marks the decision deadline for many high school seniors deciding where to go to college. Perhaps more than anything else, a student's family educational background affects their college attendance and whether that student graduates on time — or at all. A charter high school in Boston has found a way to send more low-income, minority students to college.

Greater Boston host Jim Braude weighs in after controversial political commentator Ann Coulter was forced to cancel a planned speech on immigration at the University of California Berkeley for fear of violence. 

The issue of free speech reared its ugly head again this week when UC Berkeley cancelled a speech by professional provocateur Ann Coulter. The school said it was a matter of public safety, but Coulter and the group who invited her say it’s an attempt at censorship.

Students and faculty at the University of Massachusetts at Boston are reacting to the resignation of Chancellor Keith Motley, the university's first black leader. On Wednesday, facing mounting concerns about the school's financial stability, Motley announced he would step down after ten years at the helm.