Institutions

The University of California, Los Angeles, is launching multiple research projects dedicated to addressing depression among local community college students.

Total debt is $3.9 billion. The Education Department also announced that it will seek to recoup $24 million from DeVry University.

By giving to McPherson College in Kansas, Melanie Lundquist wants to inspire more donations to small liberal arts colleges, she writes.

Governor Phil Murphy has called for an investigation into New Jersey City University's dramatic change in financial standing, which led NJCU to declare a financial emergency.

Outlier creates a network of institutions to try to fix a broken system of transfer credit. Experts applaud the company's efforts, but its for-profit nature may limit acceptance by some institutions.

Some community colleges that lost enrollment during the pandemic are luring students back by promising them free tuition.

Some colleges attribute long wait lists for campus housing to heightened demand for a residential experience following two-plus years of COVID-19 disruptions.

The Christian university is suing the Washington attorney general for investigating its anti-LGBTQ+ hiring practices, arguing it violates the institution’s First Amendment rights.