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Education Dept. Choice: Narrow or Broad?
Election may influence whether officials focus rule making on new grant programs, or push policies on accreditation or student records.
A Fee That Is Not a Fee
Strapped for cash to pay for faculty and constrained by lawmakers from raising tuition, president of U. of Florida devises a $1,000 academic “charge.”
The View From Ground Zero
A day after state voters endorsed a ban on affirmative action, students and others at Michigan consider impact on the campus.
Spending Limits Rejected
States turn away from caps that have led to appropriations cuts for colleges; many bond plans win approval, with huge California measure ahead.
Beyond the First Year
Stanford Law's plan to revamp curriculum in years 2 and 3 includes more joint degree programs and chances for students to explore other graduate courses.
Michigan Votes Down Affirmative Action
Three years after Supreme Court upheld consideration of race by flagship university, voters decide otherwise.
Colleges and the New Congress (Updated)
Democrats expected to push hard for more aid for students -- but unlikely to ease up on higher education accountability.