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A DeKalb, Ill., man was sentenced Wednesday to 37 years in prison for murdering a college freshman in a plea deal that was criticized by the victim's family and a former prosecutor, but defended by the state's attorney as the right decision to protect the public.

Even with new dorms and its own football team, the challenge for Florida Atlantic University has been simply getting noticed - more-established state universities such as the University of Florida often gobble up most of the media attention.

Last year at this time, Kendall Livingston felt like a failure. The Fenwick High School senior applied to seven colleges and, despite her stellar academic record and test scores, didn't get accepted at any of them.

Employers increasingly want smarter workers and are filling positions traditionally held by high school graduates with applicants who have college degrees, according to a recent study.

High school seniors are more worried about burdensome student-loan debt than about getting into the college of their dreams.

The Florida Atlantic University instructor who assigned his students to "step on Jesus" said Monday he is a "very religious" Christian, and the lesson he taught has been used in classrooms nationwide for 30 years.

The Florida Atlantic University instructor involved in the controversial "stomp on Jesus" class assignment has been placed on paid leave, with the school citing concerns for his safety.

There's only one Wharton School. The University of Pennsylvania wants to make sure there's no confusion about that.

California's community colleges - the nation's largest public higher education system - have lost so many teachers and classes that students are being driven away.

Florida Atlantic University has apologized for a class assignment in which students were asked to write "Jesus" on a piece of paper, and then throw it on the floor and stomp on it.

Landen Gambill, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill student who faces an honor court trial following her public allegations of being raped by a fellow student, has filed a federal complaint accusing the university of retaliation.