. In the Middle Ages, the term for a university was studium or studium generale, with the word universitas referring to the institutional or corporate shell enclosing and regulating the communities of masters and students. The most important university...

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctorate) in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education. The...

A sorority accused of evicting members based on appearance and popularity sued DePauw University on Wednesday over the school's decision to expel the organization.Delta Zeta, which had been accused of asking only attractive, popular students to remain active members, filed the claim in U.S. District...

The deeper astronomers gaze into the cosmos, the more they find it's a bizarre and violent universe.The research findings from this week's annual meeting of U.S. astronomers range from blue orphaned baby stars to menacing "rogue" black holes that roam our galaxy."It's an odd universe...

Donovan, famous for '60s pop hits such as "Hurdy Gurdy Man" and "Mellow Yellow," has announced plans to open the Invincible Donovan University, where students will adhere to the principles of transcendental meditation."I know it sounds like an airy-fairy hippie dream to go on about...

Crowned with a black bandana to go with a black T-shirt and a sparkling half-gold, half-platinum Diplomats chain, Juelz Santana looked outwards from his backstage post to see a fully extended middle finger aimed in his direction. Immediately recognizing the owner of the finger as...

The cost of education and the lack of assistance will remain a constant problem in the United States until colleges work out a way to make education inexpensive and teachers receive better working conditions.

Examines the dilemma faced by college students of rising tuition costs and decreased scholarships awarded. Provides statistical data on the cost of tuition over the last 10 years. Describes how students and parents can finance the cost of education.