By Rick Seltzer. A new report out Wednesday looks at colleges and universities investing in clean energy in an attempt to spark conversations about associated benefits. Read more...

By Rick Seltzer. New book argues for change after decades of policies that authors say are strangling public higher education. Read more...

By Rick Seltzer. A random review finds five of 10 institutions fell short on backing up claims about graduates' job placement success. Read more...

By Rick Seltzer. Many professors say programs are being combined without enough attention to academic issues and the faculty role. Read more...

By Rick Seltzer. Student borrowing drops for the fifth straight year as the rate of tuition increases slows. Read more...

By Rick Seltzer. Presidents of tiny liberal arts colleges work to make themselves heard above talk of mergers and large institutions. Read more...

By Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist. Engaging larger publics and influencing policy through one's scholarship can be personally rewarding, but such work too often goes unrecognized in university systems of evaluation, write Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist. Read more...

By Michael G. Bowen. Intercollegiate athletics programs, which are only justifiable on our campuses if they can offer significant learning experiences, should be assessed for their educational impact, argues Michael G. Bowen. Read more...

By Wick Sloane. For all President Obama, Jill Biden and Martha Kanter have done for the institutions, Wick Sloane offers his thanks. Now it's up to the colleges themselves, he writes. Read more...

By Tom Kalil. Now is the time to identify how to inspire young people to tackle the grand challenges of the 21st century, writes the White House's Tom Kalil. Read more...