Business

Higher ed institutions, particularly large research universities, already have their own experts on the payroll.

By John Marsh

Starting next fall, thousands of students at Carleton College, a selective private institution in Minnesota, will no longer be expected...

Jerry Cirino, former chair of the Senate Workforce and Higher Education Committee, successfully passed a sweeping, controversial law in his state. He’s an example of state lawmakers getting more involved in colleges and universities.

Penn Medicine, the University of Pennsylvania’s medical school, has received a $50 million gift to establish a new center and...

The highest court in Massachusetts ruled that the small town of Nahant can seize land Northeastern University had planned to use to expand its Marine Science Center.

It’s ineffective and difficult to reconcile with fiduciary duty.

By Max M. Schanzenbach and Robert H. Sitkoff

To maintain eligibility for research funding, the Defense Department asked 30 universities to conduct an audit and report their findings by Aug. 31. All 30 responded, the department says.

Temple University will terminate a $55 million gift from Christopher M. Barnett, an alumnus who is being investigated for financial...