The Best Laid Plans...
The Great Recession's Lingering Impact
By Rick Seltzer. States and the public colleges they fund continue to feel the economic downturn's effects, even after a decade of recovery, according to a new report that gives a sobering look at state funding. More...
Does USC Need More Housecleaning?
By Marjorie Valbrun. Scandal-plagued University of Southern California has a new president coming in, but many believe the institution can't really change without a true overhaul of its large and quarrelsome Board of Trustees. More...
College Students Enlist in Fight Against Looming Abortion Restrictions
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Despite restrictive abortion legislation adopted in Georgia and other states, local abortion-rights advocates are making sure college students understand the new ban is not yet in effect and encouraging them to join efforts to fight the prohibition. More...
Utah Honors Staffers Despite Evidence of Botched Murder Case
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The University of Utah police department honored a dispatcher and two administrators for their handling of the aftermath of a student murder on campus, despite a review of the case that found it was largely botched. More...
Booted for Winning Too Many Games
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. University of St. Thomas's separation from its conference -- for too much success -- has reinforced the disparities in wealth and size among Division III institutions. More...
Trump Administration Restricts Fetal Tissue Research
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Decision is a win for anti-abortion groups. But academic organizations say it will add unnecessary new hurdles for scientists and slow breakthroughs in vaccines and other medical research. More...
National American Students Surprised by Closures
By Andrew Kreighbaum. National American University, a for-profit college chain based in South Dakota, last year began shifting its focus to online education after several years of declining enrollment. But the company's winding down of its physical locations has taken some students by surprise, according to local media reports. More...
Trump Official Says No Timeline for Review of Borrower-Defense Claims
By Andrew Kreighbaum. A top Education Department official said Wednesday that she could offer no timeline for the review of more than 158,000 outstanding borrower-defense claims. More...