States turn away from caps that have led to appropriations cuts for colleges; many bond plans win approval, with huge California measure ahead.
Group gives high grades to colleges' environmental efforts, lower marks for their endowment practices and transparency.
As environmental push grows, more colleges are adopting specific, ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
While gun violence is the safety issue of the day, off-campus fires afflict many more campuses.
Senate committee considers whether colleges need liability protection when dealing with some students' records.
As traditional-age students increasingly flock to community colleges, more institutions are adding or expanding on-campus housing.
College planners discuss ways to bring other academic offices into library buildings.
In search of funds, colleges promote their projects as being part of larger mission or vision.
Seeking more room for research and teaching, universities move some non-academic staff away from campus.
Six new dormitories at California U. of Pennsylvania pay an unusual amount of attention to energy conservation.
