Institutions

New exclusive partnership between a New Jersey community college and a public university has upset officials at nearby institutions, who say the agreement may limit student choice.

The University of Illinois's iMBA program offers encouraging news about the viability of graduate degrees built on MOOCs.

National accreditor ACCSC gets inquiries from nearly 300 colleges overseen by ACICS, most of them for-profits. Critics of accreditors will be watching as the agency reviews the flood of applications.

Appeals court revives suit over student complaints about being pressured to participate in medical procedure.

Furman University seeks to set itself apart by focusing on students' career and research experience, and the liberal arts university will create a team of mentors for each student, often including faculty members.

A Kansas-based community college is expanding across state lines to help fill a shortage in helicopter and commercial airplane pilots.

U of Vermont's College of Medicine announces it will get rid of lecture courses and completely reshape the faculty role -- a first for a traditional medical school.

Three major experiences shape student motivation to stay in college and graduate, writes Vincent Tinto.