By Elizabeth Redden. The New Jersey attorney general's office has weighed in on Rider University’s proposed sale of Westminster Choir College to a Chinese education company, arguing in a court filing that any proceeds from the sale must be used for the purposes of the 1935 charitable gift granting the land for the campus, absent a cy pres proceeding in which Rider obtains court permission to deviate from those purposes. More...
Dilemma for Methodist Colleges
By Elizabeth Redden. Vote by United Methodist Church body to strengthen prohibitions on gay clergy and same-sex marriages disappoints Methodist higher education institutions and raises difficult questions. More...
Virginia Regulators Move to Shut Down University
By Elizabeth Redden. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia accepted a staff recommendation Tuesday to move forward with administrative processes that could lead to the revocation of Virginia International University’s certificate to operate. More...
Mixed Results on Florida Remedial Education Gamble
By Ashley A. Smith. New research on Florida's remedial education law shows more students are taking and passing college-level courses. Despite the progress, researchers still see significant numbers of students failing and can't explain why. More...
Few Options for Argosy Graduate Students
By Ashley A. Smith. In the aftermath of closure, Argosy University graduate and doctoral students have difficulty transferring to new universities. More...
States Seek Tighter Regulation of For-Profits
By Ashley A. Smith. State lawmakers, advised by Robert Shireman, want to fill what they call a void in federal leadership by enforcing regulations on for-profit institutions and recently converted nonprofit colleges. More...
Missing Federal Aid Payments
By Ashley A. Smith. In a possibly unprecedented case, Argosy University fails to distribute millions in federal aid to students as its campuses are on the brink of closing. More...
Can Goddard Survive?
By Greg Toppo. New president promises "significant steps" to balance budget but is short on details. Many praise college's nontraditional model, but it struggles to attract students. More...
Wheeling Jesuit Declares Financial Exigency
By Greg Toppo. West Virginia’s Wheeling Jesuit University, which sold its campus in 2017 to help pay down millions in debt, has declared financial exigency, Michael Mihalyo, the university’s president, said Monday. More...
Duke's Choice Angers Its Neighbors
By Greg Toppo. University says proposed light rail line would pose hazards to its medical and research facilities, balks at crucial moment in 20-year transit partnership. More...