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Growth Strategy for Marymount
Hoping to double enrollment within a decade, university in Washington suburbs looks to a high-rise for new student and faculty housing.
Downsizing Through Buyouts
Facing flat enrollment and strained annual budgets, DePauw University will tap endowment to finance layoffs for dozens of staff members and hefty voluntary retirement packages for a graying faculty.
New Programs: Film and Television, Cybersecurity, Health Sciences, Justice, Sustainability, Earth and Space Science, Fashion, Medical Humanities, Communications, Gaming, Health, Data Science
California Lutheran University is starting an undergraduate major in film and television. Dunwoody College of Technology is starting a two-year...
Yet Another Seminary Merges
In 'Goldilocks' moment, two very different California institutions announce a merger that will bring a Southern California university's offerings to a 150-year-old Presbyterian seminary in Marin County.
Simplifying Higher Ed Accountability -- or Complicating It?
Senator Lamar Alexander wants to apply a single loan-repayment system to programs at all colleges, nonprofit and for-profit alike, drawing concerns about student access.
Strength in Smaller Numbers?
Experts worry college closings hurt the overall ecosystem more than they help competitors. Past examples show enrollment boosts can be small after a nearby college shuts down, but some institutions can still strengthen themselves with savvy moves.
Consolidation and Completion Gains
Merger between a low-performing community college and a nearby university has increased graduation and transfer rates -- and could be a model for other colleges.
Opinion
Hampshire College: Fold, Don’t Merge
Michael Drucker proposes what he thinks would be an ethical conclusion to the experimental college.