Regional Public Universities

A new report takes stock of how regional public institutions are serving local communities—and offers lessons for those looking to do so more effectively.

With trust in higher ed falling, higher ed needs to reimagine whom it serves and how, Taylor Randall writes.

A new report argues that high enrollment of out-of-state students at public flagship universities has increased costs for those students and led to more student debt.

The selection of Mark Becker of Georgia State, best known for its focus on student success, reinforces the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ increased emphasis on improving student outcomes.

University of North Carolina will create an internal unit to build and manage online programs from the system’s 17 campuses for learners largely ignored by many universities.

Borough of Manhattan Community College lost eight students and alumni plus a building in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. On the 20th anniversary, lessons reverberate amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ron Weiser said he will not resign and “will not be canceled” amid outcry over comments he made about women who hold elected office in Michigan, including Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

West Virginia University and its president choose words carefully as lawmakers float eliminating the state income tax -- which could end a source of revenue that goes to funding higher education.