Past Coverage

• Private Colleges Peddle Their Public Mission - November 19, 2004
• Private Colleges Report Lowest Tuition Increases in Decades - June 29, 2009
• Who Should Pay the Bill for a Private Education? - April 2, 2004
• Many Small Private Colleges Thrive With Modest Endowments - June 2, 2006
• Private Colleges Face Cuts in Public Dollars - August 1, 2003

Featured Commentary

• The Berkeley Protest: Fresh Anger in the Footsteps

  The students protesting the big tuition increase at the University of California impress Murray Sperber, who was in their shoes 45 years ago.

• Teaching Matters: Creating Lives in the Classroom

  Online avatars bring German history to life for students at Stanford. Edith Sheffer explains.

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  A Fine Legal Mess: When Student Groups Collide With Anti-Bias Policy

  Can a college compel a student group to abide by antidiscrimination rules that violate its religious views? The U.S. Supreme Court isn't saying, writes Robert M. O'Neil.

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