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article illustration A TALE OF 2 COLLEGES

As budgets tighten and the pool of high-school graduates is projected to shrink, Heidelberg College and Tiffin University, neighbors in an Ohio town, present a living laboratory in how two small, private, but very different institutions can weather tough times. (Prospective students and their parents, above, tour Heidelberg.) (Photograph by Madalyn Ruggiero)

Governor's Daughter Enjoyed a High Profile at West Virginia U.

About the same time last fall that university officials were awarding Heather M. Bresch a degree she had not earned, they were also considering her for appointment to two advisory panels that raise money for the university.

2 Big Athletics Associations Consider Joining Forces

2 British Universities to Benefit From Saudi Prince's Gifts

California State Senator Picked to Lead Community Colleges

U. of North Carolina Hires One of Its Own as Chancellor of Its Flagship Campus

Education Dept. Postpones Review of Bar Association as Accreditor

Update on Billion-Dollar Campaigns at 28 Universities

In Turbulent Times, 2 Small Colleges Brace for the Worst

Governing Boards Need More Expertise and Flexibility, Moody's Report Says

West Virginia U.'s Faculty Senate Calls for President's Ouster

$50-Million Pledge Is Meant to Spur More Giving to California's 2-Year Colleges

Soaring Food Prices Have Campus Dining Halls Squeezed

Colleges Step Up Fund-Raising Efforts to Support Student Aid

Prominent Higher-Education Reporter to Step Down at New York Times

Ohio Judge Selects Buyer for Troubled Myers University

Tuition Increases Are Expected to Keep Outpacing Inflation

Penn Scores Highest in National Green-Power Contest

2 Top Administrators Quit at West Virginia U., but President Retains Support of Board

New Medical College's First Class Will Receive Full Scholarships

Audio: Gordon Gee's Guidelines for a Successful Presidency

WHERE THE MONEY GOES: Students are paying a growing share of higher-education costs, but institutions are spending less money on them in the classroom, a report says.

MOUNTAINS OF BLAME: Two administrators from West Virginia University have stepped down in the wake of a transcript scandal, but the president's job seems secure.

WHAT THEY THINK: Most college financial officers expect tuition increases to continue outpacing inflation.

KINGS OF THE KILOWATTS: The Ivy League crushed its rivals in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's green-energy contest.

SETTING STANDARDS: An IRS official says the tax agency will get more aggressive in ensuring that colleges spend their endowments at levels commensurate with their assets.

WE REGRET THE ERROR: The University of Wisconsin at Madison mistakenly released the name of a candidate for chancellor who had requested confidentiality.

DEADBEAT DAD'S DONATION: The son of a man who gave $1-million to Michigan State University asks that part of the gift be diverted to his mother, who is owed child-support payments.

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Face Value: Fund-Raising and Alumni Blog

Duke Medical Center Receives $50-Million Gift
The gift, from the independent Duke Endowment, will be used for a new education building and pediatric-care facility.

What Will the Future Bring for Alumni Associations?
As alumni association leaders predict the future, how will fund-raising operations evolve with them?

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