Institutions

A changing economy and professionalization is driving an increase in education requirements for child-care workers, but there are concerns about mandating higher degrees for a field that traditionally doesn't pay well.

Another historically black institution -- South Carolina State -- teams up with the University of Phoenix to offer online courses to a greater number of students.

In the wake of federal criticism of its accreditation standards, the American Bar Association sanctions another for-profit law school.

Connecticut system hopes for big savings by running 12 campuses centrally and combining back-office functions at colleges and universities.

University that locked out its faculty in the fall is now telling professors they must shrink the core curriculum within a year and make do without majors such as philosophy and math.

With a federal government that now appears sympathetic to for-profit colleges, city officials in Milwaukee seek to block institutions that violate Obama-era regulations.

Survey of campus counseling centers finds increased demand for services, as well as additional positions and more diversity in hiring.

Liberal campus criticisms of the Trump administration and broader political environment are a dime a dozen. So a new denunciation of promised deportations and other rhetoric from faculty members at Christian and Catholic colleges stands out.