Institutions

In a state known for competition among its public colleges and universities, Nevada higher education officials hope a health care crisis will be the cause for cooperation.

Some Christian and Catholic colleges want to identify themselves as explicitly progressive, on their own terms -- and to make clear that the religious right in higher ed doesn't speak for them.

With expected growth at existing schools and a collection of new ones likely on the way, the country’s first-year medical...

At Wheaton in Illinois, a professor resigns to avoid being fired under college policy on marriage.

In advance of the pope's visit to the United States, many speculated on what he would have to say to...

While educators see the value in low fees, they get challenged by a trustee who thinks it's fine for students to pay.

Radical changes among Episcopal institutions point to pressures on traditional residential model -- which is being reevaluated and redefined as some search for new niches.

In statewide effort, community colleges in California experiment with new models for "basic skills" instruction and student services.