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State lawmakers say the U. of Wisconsin system’s budget balances are excessive. Higher education officials say that criticism is a misreading of how university budgets work. It’s not the first such conflict, and it won’t be the last.

Outgoing chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill will become provost at Washington University, an uncommon move that reinforces a trend of public university administrators finding a home in private higher ed.

The University of California system is changing the way it funds its 10 campuses to equalize per-student appropriations.

North Carolina governor becomes the latest Republican to question the value of liberal arts, push more vocational training and target the state's flagship.

Nonprofit colleges are moving into for-profits' turf online, study finds, sparking new competition based on price and brand.

Several prominent universities, driven by revenue and prestige concerns, are building or merging with medical schools at a furious pace.

U.Va. controversy and other leadership disputes show that, in particular instances, organized, tenured professors can still wield significant influence in direction of institutions.

Boards are different than they used to be. Expect more incidents like the one at the University of Virginia.

U.Va. reinstates Sullivan as president and sets the stage for a major strategic planning effort to answer many questions facing the institution -- and all public universities.

Founder of UT-Austin's community college leadership program, the field's big fish, is moving to a for-profit, fueling worries about the future of the program's affiliates, NISOD and CCCSE.