Authorities in northern California found several hundred marijuana plants in a Stockton home and several hundred more growing in a nearby office. It was apparently a family operation involving a father, mother, and two sons. And now it appears that the profits may have paid for the kids’ education.

Cornerback Jasper Howard called his mom Saturday night after Connecticut beat Louisville, and he was given the game-winning ball. He was thrilled. Just hours later, the phone rang again. This time it was UConn football coach Randy Edsall notifying her that her son had been stabbed. He was pronounced dead early Sunday.

It isn’t just tuition increases that are driving up the cost of college. Around the country, deep budget cuts are forcing colleges to lay off instructors and eliminate some classes, making it harder for students to get into the courses they need to earn their degree.

Investigators have found the knife believed to have been used in the stabbing of a University of California, Los Angeles student in a chemistry lab.

Bond has been set for four South Carolina college students arrested after setting off homemade bombs in a dorm. WIS-TV reported that bond of $5,000 each was set Friday for four Newberry College students on state felony charges of possession and manufacturing a destructive device.

The University of South Carolina in Columbia is showcasing its new $48 million dorm that was built to be environmentally friendly. School officials led tours of the Honors Residence Hall on Friday.

An increasing number of college students are turning to private loans—one of the riskiest ways to pay for schooling, according to an education organization that compared them to credit-card debt.

As college students across the country tuck into their first dining hall meals, thoughts of unwanted weight gain may be dancing through their heads. Here are some tips on how to avoid the dreaded “Freshman 15.“

New students under the age of 22 at the University of Kansas will have to complete a two-hour training course on the effects and dangers of alcohol.

College students aren’t generally known for healthy eating. Busy schedules and tight budgets—and sometimes a lack of knowledge about food—can result in not-the-greatest choices. Here are some tips.

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine agreed Tuesday to review the report examining the deadly 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech and to correct any errors based on what has been learned since its publication.

The Education Department notified Benedict in April that it missed the standards set for financial responsibility under the federal financial aid program. The school, which is up for re-accreditation next year, scored 1.3 out of a possible 3.0 on a test of financial fitness. Colleges and universities must score at least a 1.5 to be judged “responsible.”

Benedict is one of 114 private, nonprofit colleges in the United States that failed to pass the federal government’s financial aid test. In South Carolina,

A new law will cap student loans, based on one’s adjusted gross income. Graduates are saddled with high student loans while facing a rough job market.

Aubrey Sparks is a bubbly middle school student who blends in with her friends…but her grades do nothing but stand out. In the fall she’ll be one of 20 girls from around the world enrolling in a program for the exceptionally gifted at Mary Baldwin College in Stanton.

The federal government is launching a $7 million grant program to help kick-start training for displaced workers, such as those in the auto industry.