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Should a Donor Dictate Who Is President?
UNLV president signed a gift agreement that said a $14 million pledge was valid only if he was in the job. He's leaving, and the pledge has evaporated. Agreement raises questions on governance and fund-raising ethics.
Repaying More Aid When Students Drop Out
Community colleges would face big cost increases under House GOP's plan to overhaul repayment system for federal aid when students drop out.
Opinion
Stop Selling Out University Mascots
University athletic programs should not put their school mascots to work off the field and the court selling commercial products, argues Bill Mahon.
Gun Ties Under Scrutiny
St. Thomas in Florida forces out CFO who was on gun company's board as renewed focus on firearm investments has colleges quietly checking their portfolios.
Capital Campaign Watch: Hampden-Sydney, Johnson C. Smith, New England, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Western Carolina
Starting Off: Hampden-Sydney College is starting a $50 million campaign, having already raised $26.8 million. The top priority is to...
Opinion
Let’s Fix Completion, Once and for All
With $100 million to win, Wick Sloane urges college leaders at this week’s American Council on Education annual meeting to work on graduating more low-income students and ending poverty. Yes, merely that.
Funding the Dream
Southern New Hampshire University and several donors want to guarantee an education for 1,000 DACA students.
Tuition-Free, With Strings
Advocates for free college worry that residency, course-load and drug-testing requirements will keep the neediest students out of state programs.