Development / fund raising / alumni affairs

Cooper Union, tuition-free for more than a century, will keep its traditional undergraduate divisions free by cutting expenses and charging for some new programs.

Study of one college's alumni shows those who received loans or scholarships donate less than do others.

Beloit College skips traditional comprehensive fund-raising campaign in favor of a project-based approach.

Survey by private college group shows areas where liberal arts colleges outperform private and public universities, to reinforce differences among institution types.