If you’ve ever taken a college course, you have an academic record. If you need to verify your academic credentials, such as when you’re applying to a new school or for employment, you may be asked ...

Applying to college typically comes with some uncertainty, but this year’s applicants are tackling one additional question: What should you do when a pandemic has limited what goes into your college ...

The country's student loan debt crisis earns a lot of attention. But there's also another type of college bill that can get in the way. About 222,000 people have unpaid bills totaling $556 million to ...

Colleges with harmful transcript ransom policies refuse to release student transcripts due to unpaid tuition, on-campus parking tickets, books, fines or fees. Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger ...

Transcript withholding can make it difficult for students to apply for jobs even if they’ve graduated, since they can’t prove to prospective employers that they have a degree. By Meredith Kolodner ...