Institutional Finance

Rocky negotiations in Providence about how much Brown pays the city in lieu of taxes highlights the difficulty of determining an appropriate contribution.

Institutional endowments for the 2011 fiscal year showed returns similar to pre-recession levels, but many still worth less than in 2007.

For three years, Illinois has delayed payments to public colleges, presenting a different sort of budgeting problem for administrators.

Continued economic strain and expiration of stimulus funds drove 7.6 percent drop in aid to higher education in 2011-12, the largest in more than 50 years, annual study finds.

New $100 million investment aims to fuel innovation by nonprofit higher ed; first projects focus on Hispanic students and online education in Europe.

From The Atlantic to sports radio, talk of a "crisis" in big-time college athletics is rampant. If you pay attention to history, the likelihood of transformative change is tiny. Unless ...

The recession opened the door for the University System of Georgia's proposal to consolidate eight campuses. It still won't be easy.

The Association of American Law Schools gathers in Washington today, but with few mentions of the crisis in legal education on the agenda.

Cornell's victory in New York City competition, and its intense desire to win, show the importance of urban ties for the future of research universities.