When picking a college to attend, high schoolers consider a variety of factors including cost, location, size and how much of a party school it is. But what about a school’s political leanings? In ...

Several New England academic institutions placed high on US News & World Report’s latest lists of the best universities and liberal arts colleges, according to rankings published Tuesday. Williams ...

New England, known for its Democratic politics, was home to two of the top ten most liberal colleges in America. The University of Vermont was ranked second, and Boston University eighth. There were ...