Harvard professor resigns after misconduct probe
A Harvard University psychology professor has resigned, saying he wants to pursue other opportunities more than ten months after a faculty investigation found him "solely responsible" for eight…
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BYU students were dropping Molotov cocktails into mine shaft
Three college students were hospitalized in serious condition Monday after they were burned while dropping homemade gasoline bombs into one of Utah's thousands of abandoned mine shafts, reports…
7 California students arrested to test immigration policy
Seven illegal immigrant students arrested in a Southern California street protest say they're now waiting to see if they'll be deported in a test of the Obama administration's…
Students’ dream professors
On Thursday, as we at HuffPost College sat reminiscing about our winsome college years--as we tend to do--we came upon an intriguing question: If we could study with…
University of Phoenix founder John Sperling sells $59 million in stock as shares soar
In the six weeks since the Obama administration issued weaker-than-expected rules governing student debt at for-profit colleges, the University of Phoenix's founder and executive board chairman has cashed…
UConn President Susan Herbst: Let’s push endowment past $1B
The University of Connecticut's new president says it needs to push its endowment fund past $1 billion, more than triple its current amount and a threshold that's proven…
Concealed permit holders do not have to observe UVA’s no gun policy
Last week Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli wrote that concealed weapon permits overrule the University of Virginia's strict no gun policy, i.e. it's fine to walk on campus…
UT rejects Rick Perry’s plan to treat students as ‘customers’ in new proposal
In a 17-page-report released on Wednesday, the Liberal Arts dean at the University of Texas rejected Rick Perry's much touted plan to treat students as 'customers' in order…
Professor gets $750,000 after a fire destroyed his Einstein papers
A Northern California family must pay $750,000 for a massive 2007 wildfire that destroyed papers written by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein, a jury decided, reports the Huffington…
The trendiest colleges
We're not talking best. We're not talking brightest. We're talking most desired, reports the Huffington Post.