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What Happens to NCAA Athletes Now?
College athletics is in uncharted territory after the House settlement was approved in June. Experts expect growing pains in the inaugural year of the quasi-professional era.
Tuition Discounting Hits Another High
NACUBO’s latest study finds that colleges continue to charge students less than their listed sticker price at a rate surpassing prior records.
Judge Rules Colleges Can Pay Student Athletes Directly
The long-awaited House vs. NCAA decision officially ends the era of collegiate athletes as amateurs, but it will likely lead to further lawsuits, experts say.
Can Scientific Research Survive Without Federal Funding?
Universities are offering temporary relief to researchers whose projects have been disrupted by federal funding cuts. But it won't help in the long term, and experts say industry and philanthropy are in no position to make up for the losses.
Colleges Cut More Programs, Jobs in April
The Trump administration has thrown federal research funding into a state of flux, but most job and program cuts in April were driven by declining enrollment and other factors.
A Little Failure Goes a Long Way, a New Book Argues
In a conversation about his new book, Let Colleges Fail, economic historian Richard Vedder discusses why higher ed institutions should operate more like the Fortune 500.
Brown Takes Out $300 Million Loan
Wellesley Surpasses $100K Sticker Price
Undergraduate tuition at the all-women’s college this fall is $100,541, including indirect costs. Officials emphasize most students don’t pay full price due to generous financial aid.