By Doug Lederman. The National Collegiate Athletic Association has abandoned a proposal that would have required agents who represent college athletes to have a bachelor's degree, after the idea came under fire from critics. More...

By Doug Lederman. The state's governor and university officials strike a deal that will cut funding by $70 million over three years instead of a whopping $136 million immediately. More...

By Doug Lederman. As consortium of dozens of independent institutions shared upper-level humanities courses, students met desired learning outcomes and professors' teaching grew more creative. More...

By Doug Lederman. Boston University's new online business degree is $24,000 for a reason. Unlike on-campus program, it has no electives and is aimed at a different audience. More...

By Doug Lederman. New Jersey Institute of Technology must pay the lawyers' fees accumulated by two journalists who sued to force the institution to release documents under a state open records law, a federal appeals court ruled this week. More...

By Doug Lederman. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, whose future has been clouded by financial problems and a threat of losing its accreditation, has raised $4.4 million from donors and a state grant, leaving it with a surplus for the first time in eight years, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. More...

By Doug Lederman. The Board of Regents of the University of Alaska system voted Tuesday to end the declaration of financial exigency that it adopted last month, Alaska Public Radio reported. More...

By Doug Lederman. Arizona's Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a lower court decision dismissing a lawsuit in which the state's attorney general sought to challenge the power of the Arizona Board of Regents to set tuition. More...

By Doug Lederman. Outlier, from founder of MasterClass, aims to create high-quality, low-priced ($400) gen-ed courses to help community college students transfer. Credits will bear University of Pittsburgh's name. More...