By Rick Seltzer. University says it did not need to break out home sale to Trey Falwell, a top administrator who is son of the president, after allegations in an article that also detailed his ownership of a Miami hostel. More...

By Rick Seltzer. New book examines which liberal arts colleges are hiring nontraditional presidents (money and prestige make it less likely) and argues that boards should be asking a different question than "traditional or nontraditional?". More...

By Rick Seltzer. Boston University and Wheelock College have started formal discussions about merging, they announced Tuesday, a step coming after Wheelock evaluated its future this summer in the face of financial and enrollment pressures. More...

By Rick Seltzer. For college and university presidents, the process of apologizing after high-profile missteps can seem to take as long as a tortoise walking a mile. More...

By Rick Seltzer. Colleges and universities increasingly offered high-deductible health plans, health-care benefits for part-time employees and stand-alone vision plans in 2017, according to a new survey. They continued to offer health-care benefits to domestic partners at high rates. More...

By Rick Seltzer. Marygrove College in Detroit joined the list Wednesday of small private colleges making cuts because of financial difficulties, announcing it will follow the unusual strategy of shutting down its undergraduate programs in the middle of the upcoming academic year. More...