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Gun Ties Under Scrutiny
St. Thomas in Florida forces out CFO who was on gun company's board as renewed focus on firearm investments has colleges quietly checking their portfolios.
Capital Campaign Watch: Hampden-Sydney, Johnson C. Smith, New England, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Western Carolina
Starting Off: Hampden-Sydney College is starting a $50 million campaign, having already raised $26.8 million. The top priority is to...
Opinion
Let’s Fix Completion, Once and for All
With $100 million to win, Wick Sloane urges college leaders at this week’s American Council on Education annual meeting to work on graduating more low-income students and ending poverty. Yes, merely that.
Funding the Dream
Southern New Hampshire University and several donors want to guarantee an education for 1,000 DACA students.
Tuition-Free, With Strings
Advocates for free college worry that residency, course-load and drug-testing requirements will keep the neediest students out of state programs.
Bankruptcy Standards Get New Scrutiny
Education Department signals interest in revisiting rules making student loans eligible for bankruptcy -- a priority for some Democrats and consumer groups.
Grinnell's Gun Connection
Donation from NRA president helped prompt college to change gift policy, raising questions: If you take someone's money, are you endorsing them? What if he boasts of getting professors "giddy" about shooting guns?
Fault Lines on Display
In a fast-changing world, nearly everything is unsettled in higher education.