It is safe to say that few members of the math faculty get asked the kind of question that Peter M. Plourde did at the start of a recent algebra class here at Northeastern University.

To debate or not to debate? That is the question Rick Perry and his campaign staff wrestled with last week as the Texas governor floated the possibility of skipping the more-than-a-dozen remaining GOP presidential primary debates.

Northeastern University may soon be the newest name in higher education in Seattle.

There is now another option for students looking for a graduate degree. Northeastern University has opened its first regional campus, and it’s right in the center of uptown.

Northeastern University opened a graduate campus in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday, the first step in a far-reaching plan to expand across the country, form research partnerships within cities, and take advantage of regional needs for specialized workers.

Northeastern University landed a long way from home Monday, trading chowder for sweet tea at its new uptown campus.

Northeastern University is going south and west: It plans to open a regional campus in Charlotte, N.C., today and a similar outpost in Seattle within the year, with hopes of eventually planting flags in Austin, Minneapolis, the Silicon Valley area, and beyond.

Like many colleges, Washington University in St. Louis offers children of its faculty free tuition. So Leonard Green, a professor of psychology there, did all he could to persuade his daughter to choose the school. He extolled its academic offerings, praised its social atmosphere, talked up its extracurricular activities—and promised that if Hannah chose Washington […]

Let’s put this in terms that Rick Perry can understand: When you show up for the rodeo, you’ve got to ride the bull.

The Bay State’€™s growth outpaced the nation’€™s gross domestic product in the third quarter – for the fifth consecutive quarter.

Rochelle Peachey is no stranger to high taxes and fees on airline tickets. A frequent flier between Miami and London, she routinely sees government charges that double the price of her ticket.

In 2010, women became the majority of the U.S. workforce for the first time in the country’s history. Also, 57% of college students are now women. While men continue to dominate the executive ranks and corporate board rooms, women now hold a number of lucrative careers: they make up 54% of accountants, 45% of law […]