Governance

National poll finds more appreciation of colleges than other surveys have. In some areas, including affirmative action, sexual assault and mental health, the public isn't impressed. Public institutions earn more confidence than private ones.

The husband of the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater chancellor was removed from his advisory position and banned from campus events after sexual harassment allegations against him were determined to have merit.

She spoke out against the termination of her campus's only mental health counselor. A student died, and she got canned. Now this professor is suing Florida Poly for infringing on her protected speech.

A key common problem in the recent string of presidential resignations involves a lack of shared governance, argues William G. Tierney.

Why are growing numbers of presidential tenures short-lived, asks Clara M. Lovett, and what can we learn from them?

Another controversial policy proposal in Wisconsin would eliminate all programs with fewer than five majors annually, on average, if "remediation" didn't work. Faculty leaders see attempt to turn system into a "widget factory."

An accreditor places each college of the for-profit Center for Excellence in Higher Education on probation, finding misrepresentations to students and -- at one campus -- discriminatory attitudes toward students.