Liberal arts colleges

Many small private colleges are having success with students whose families lack backgrounds in higher education.

Growing discount rate and rising costs create financial crunch -- and worries -- at a private university.

In response to overwhelming demand for graduates, more institutions create pharmacy colleges.

Recent moves by some private institutions -- combined with worsening economy -- have some experts predicting more consolidation in next few years.

Loyola College in Maryland has decided to call itself Loyola University Maryland, but some alumni are concerned the new name won’t reflect the institution’s values.

After 18 years leading colleges, Roger Martin decided to enroll as a freshman at St. John's -- to experience the liberal arts in a pure form, and to join the crew team.

Among the sub-debates in the debates over affirmative action are questions over the relative significance of race and class. A new book attempts to explore race and class simultaneously in a college setting. In Race and Class Matters at an Elite College, Elizabeth Aries explores the insights she gained by studying four groups of students at Amherst College: affluent white students, affluent black students, white students without a lot of money and black students without a lot of money.

New York University has tapped Alfred H. Bloom, president of Swarthmore College since 1991, as the inaugural leader for a new branch campus in Abu Dhabi.

With economic uncertainty leaving many parents worried, Augustana College moves up by several months its decision on what to charge next year.

Small institutions that have had low enrollment levels for Jews are pushing to increase them -- and in so doing raise delicate questions.