A Women's College Tries a Transformation

Armed with data and projections about budgets and future enrollments, Wilson College, in Pennsylvania, considers a slew of changes, including men.

For Parents, Straight Answers on Paying for College Are Still Too Little, Too Late

Families have more information than ever before, but no more clarity about the eventual cost of a diploma.

For-Profit Colleges Take a Step Back to Regroup

The sector's former "swagger" is gone, one expert says, since economic and reputation problems have damaged enrollments.

In a Volatile Economy, Colleges' Endowment Returns Fall Flat

Colleges should keep their portfolios diversified to survive the roller-coaster ride, say the leaders of Nacubo and the Commonfund Institute about the results of their latest...

College and University Endowments, 2011-12

Year-by-Year Comparison of College and University Endowments, 2007-12

Explore the market values of hundreds of funds at institutions in North America.

Immigration-Reform Plans Offer a Path for Students

President Obama and a bipartisan group of senators have announced proposals that would provide a route to citizenship.

NCAA Money for Student Assistance Lands in Many Pockets, Big Ten Document Shows

The $75-million fund has helped athletes pay for utilities, health insurance, and emergency travel. Some of the money also ends up in institutional coffers.

Visiting Professorships: How Many Is Too Many?

One historian didn't realize until too late that he was doomed to be a perpetual visitor. Others, however, still see the role as a steppingstone.

Hot Off the (Library) Press

Scholarly publishing by college libraries takes wildly different forms at different institutions. A new coalition is trying to make connections and share expertise.

The NFL Could Teach Colleges a Lot About Competition—and Cooperation

By forming a "league" of member institutions that agree to share resources and admission practices, a paper says, colleges might better serve the public.

Head Count: 'More Than Narrow Measures'

The author of a new paper calling for collaboration among colleges discusses his vision of an admissions “league.”

U.S. Said to Have Wasted Billions in Duplicative Spending on Research Grants

Analysis by Virginia Tech researchers identified at least 167 pairs of grants so similar that they appeared to be essentially the same project.

Buildings & Grounds: What's the Payoff for the 'Country Club' College?

Researchers at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor found that some colleges might be better off spending money on amenities than on instruction.

Stanley Karnow, Journalist and Historian of Vietnam, Dies at 87

Mr. Karnow's popular book on Vietnam was set apart from those of many other historians by his knack for storytelling.

Dorm Residents at a Kentucky College Get Used to Seeing the Dean Next Door

Drawing on her training as an anthropologist, Barbara LoMonaco immersed herself in student life when she became Transylvania University's dean of students.

Provost to Step Up to U. of Georgia Presidency; Former Astronaut to Lead Center at U. of Houston

Jere W. Morehead is the sole finalist for the leadership position at the University of Georgia. Read about that and other job-related news.

For Making the Most of College, It's Still Location, Location, Location

The importance of place in learning, and in the value of higher education, can't easily be replicated in online courses.

Power of Suggestion

Experiments by social psychologists that showed the influence of unconscious cues over our behavior are now getting a skeptical second look.

A More Radical Online Revolution

"Generative scholarship" spurs new questions, evidence, conclusions, and audiences. The Web could be a particularly fertile home for it.

Academe's Still-Precarious Freedom

Professors' free-speech rights are no greater than everybody else's. But their special task in furthering democracy requires protections.

Written on the Classroom Walls

When a crumbling humanities building was finally closed for renovation, its loyal denizens celebrated with indelible markers.

The Skinny on Fat

The sociologist who wrote "What's Wrong With Fat?" is more interested in the question than in the answer.

Require Business 101 for Every Student

Most liberal-arts majors will end up working for organizations concerned with at least breaking even at the end of the day. Let's educate them accordingly.

The End Is Not Nigh for Colleges

Doomsayers are predicting that MOOCs, for-profit colleges, or other forces will soon put many colleges out of business. Here's why they're wrong.

In Search of a Good Critique

It's possible to get useful evaluations of your work, but you have to help the process along.

Life as a Job-Market Captive

A Ph.D. in history is learning the rules of the game, and finding that search committees could do with a few lessons, too.