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Coming Up Short
Loyola University New Orleans becomes the second selective college this summer to announce a major enrollment and budget shortfall. Is it a harbinger of things to come, or just a case of bad enrollment strategy?
Opinion
The Gender Lens
Everyone seems to have a theory as to why humanities majors are disappearing. One doctoral student thinks the trend is due to women's widening career paths. His notion is gaining traction.
Short-Term Help, Lasting Payoff
A program is helping low-income students at seven community colleges discover new avenues of financial support, in hopes of increasing college completion.
Appeal or Bust
City College of San Francisco's best hope of staying open is probably to appeal the death sentence from its accreditor, and the college may have longer than people realize to win a reprieve.
What Happened in Wisconsin?
State's push to rein in for-profit colleges with strict performance standards goes nowhere, but Milwaukee passes a unique ordinance aimed at the industry.
Not Business as Usual
UCLA wins approval to make M.B.A. program self-sufficient, which the school sees as key to long-term success. The UCLA plan remains controversial, but Berkeley’s Haas School has changed its business model with much less resistance.
Final Rule on Birth Control
Religious colleges will still be required to offer contraceptive coverage, but have until Jan. 1 to comply.
Young College, Familiar Problem
Ivy Tech, one of the nation's most acclaimed and centralized community college systems, contemplates wave of campus closures.