Institutions

Projecting an enrollment nosedive, West Virginia University is preparing for a lean future. Some call it an act of surrender, while others say it’s a prudent choice to be replicated elsewhere.

Enrollment boomed at Maine community colleges after state lawmakers instituted a temporary free college program—but it declined at University of Maine system institutions.

U of Arizona’s police chief will “step down,” and the provost will “step away,” the institution’s president said. The chair of the faculty says many see this as a “first step.”

Loyola University New Orleans students are speaking out on behalf of a Black assistant professor who they say is losing his job while mourning the loss of a friend.

North Idaho College’s board voted last week to nullify the president’s contract, adding more drama to the long-standing governance concerns accreditors have raised.