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Eluding the Endowment Tax
Despite unknowns, colleges and universities are looking at investment and spending strategies to dodge a new tax on net investment earnings.
Opinion
Saddle Up: 7 Trends Coming in 2018
Lisa M. Rudgers and Julie A. Peterson predict the challenges that higher education will face in the coming year.
Sweet Briar's Curriculum Comes at a Cost
Small private women's college is cutting more than 10 percent of its faculty as it overhauls curriculum.
Final GOP Deal Would Tax Large Endowments
House and Senate negotiators release final details of tax reform agreement expected to win approval. Plus a list of colleges likely to face new tax.
Student Debt in the City
Residents in poor parts of New York City tend to have less student debt but more trouble paying it off, providing a window into how national trends play out at the local level.
New Programs: Hip-Hop, Business Analytics, Cybersecurity, Sports Media Production, Accountancy, Criminal Justice, Marketing
Columbia College Chicago is starting a minor in hip-hop studies. Columbia University is starting a master's degree in business analytics...
Apparent Relief for Grad Students
Reports indicate congressional negotiators have dropped repeal of tax-exempt tuition waivers for graduate students and other provisions affecting higher ed from final tax-reform bill.
Divest Responsibly
Barnard unveils criteria it will use to evaluate whether a fossil fuel company is a good or bad actor worthy of its investment. An emphasis is on climate science.