As states pull support for higher education construction, cities offer incentives to develop new campuses.
Auxiliary service agreements tying vendor spending on facilities to contract renewals raise conflict-of-interest questions -- and may be quite common.
Southern Vermont's experiment connects local families with student "conversationalists" in dining halls to try to improve student retention and build ties to community.
Campuses assess the damage, clear debris and reschedule events.
As environmental push grows, more colleges are adopting specific, ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
As more college presidents sign an environmental pact, one institution says it doesn't know if pledge is realistic.
