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Opinion

Every Campus Should Address Climate Risk

We have a distinct opportunity to turn the corner in tackling the challenges before us, writes Laurie L. Patton.

How Dormitories Have Evolved

How have residential spaces for college students changed? An art historian discusses her new book on the topic.

A Reversal on Fossil Fuels

Nearly six years after Middlebury rejected a push to divest, the college announces that it will slowly draw down fossil fuel holdings in its $1 billion endowment. What changed?

College Closures Due to Poor Air Quality

Dozens of colleges in California have canceled classes, some through the Thanksgiving holiday.

Duke Bans the Box

University says it will stop asking job applicants to disclose their past criminal convictions and will wait to do background checks until an applicant has been approved for hire.

The Cost of Cleaning Up

March's four snowstorms have real costs for colleges in the Northeast. But colleges around the country plan to pay in case of extreme weather.

A Different Kind of Field of Dreams

Massachusetts college embeds a field for people with disabilities into its sports facilities, aiming to support its curriculum and serve local organizations.
Opinion

Lazy Rivers and Learning

Rather than investing in expensive building projects that can create financial and public-relations risks, writes Loren Rullman, institutions should focus on the educational case for facility development.