By Scott Jaschik. Professors and presidents consider whether their business models, demographics and programs must change for institutions to thrive. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Last year, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's original budget suggested that his state move away from "the Wisconsin idea," a much admired philosophy about the state university and its relationship to all the people of Wisconsin. More...

By Scott Jaschik. A study by the police department at the University of Maryland at College Park has faulted one use of pepper spray at a student party in May, defended another use of pepper spray and suggested that the university police might have avoided the use of pepper spray completely. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. A roundup of student protests, college vigils, controversies and academic groups' responses to a week of shooting deaths. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. The board of the National Association for College Admission Counseling on Monday announced its endorsement of a statement on promoting integrity in standardized testing, proposed by NACAC's advisory committee of people concerned with international issues. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Conventional wisdom holds that American society is and has long been pervasively anti-intellectual, with only elite academics embracing the life of the mind. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. When the U.S. Supreme Court last month affirmed the right of colleges to consider race and ethnicity in admissions, college leaders rushed to praise the decision and expressed confidence in the future of affirmative action. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has repeatedly cited his education at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania as evidence of his intelligence. On Friday, hundreds of students and alumni issued an open letter to state that they do not want Wharton associated with Trump. Read more...