Institutions

Colleges are hoping a new initiative will help them encourage former students who stopped out to return and complete their degrees.

Sector's spending on political campaigns has fallen off sharply during the 2018 midterm campaign cycle.

City's consumer affairs agency's unusual lawsuit accuses Berkeley College of improper recruiting and lending practices.

Assertions about the value of the humanities should not be predominantly defensive responses to those who mistakenly deride the economic outcomes of such an education, warns Robert Newman.

By Robert Newman

They prepare students for the challenges they will confront in their professional, political, social and cultural lives, argues Elizabeth H. Bradley.

By Elizabeth H. Bradley

As midsize, nonelite private institutions look to the future, they're turning to an unlikely path: building new medical schools.

Many community colleges rely too much on associate degrees that have little labor market value and too rarely lead to a four-year credential, Ryan Craig argues.

By Ryan Craig

New annual data from the College Board show that college tuition and fees have moderated since the recession, with public college prices dropping slightly this year. But they may rise again soon.