Schools turn to little-known consultants, owned by private equity firms, to find applicants and calculate scholarships.

There is some truth to that: The cost of attending a private university exceeds the median income of a household in the United States ($80,610), and Americans suffer under loads of debt, around $1.7 ...

You don't need us to tell you that a college education is expensive. Here are a few organizations that are looking to defray ...

Many families have incomes that are too high to qualify for meaningful aid but too low to afford to pay out of pocket.

The settlement comes after a years-long struggle between PETA and UMass over the use of animal subjects in university research, including a protest with Massachusetts-born actor Casey Affleck.

UMass Amherst settles with PETA, releasing records and paying legal fees after a lawsuit over animal research practices.

On April 22, around 200 people rallied at Amherst Common to call for climate action in the town and surrounding areas in an ...

Amherst Town Council is allowing the Jones Library expansion and renovation project to continue moving forward, nixing a ...

Housing, food and other fees make up 58% of the overall cost of attendance for a student who lives on campus, UW system Interim Vice President of Finance Julie Gordon said. Room and board are half of ...

The honeymoon period may be over for President Donald Trump as a new national poll out of UMass Amherst finds his approval rating underwater.

provost professor of political science at UMass Amherst and director of the poll. “With more than three years to go in Trump’s second presidency, there is still time for the president to right ...