A group of Calvin College alumni are pushing administrators to make campus a more welcoming environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.
While City College of San Francisco administrators scramble to stave off bankruptcy and save the school's accreditation, they are being pressured by a group of students and faculty members who want a bigger say in deciding whether to reduce class offerings, lay off staffers or eliminate some academic programs entirely.
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, which oversees 14 state-run universities, including West Chester and Cheyney, has declined a request from the faculty union for binding arbitration to settle protracted contract negotiations.
Kalamazoo College President Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran focused on college affordability, the importance of a liberal arts degree and briefed alumni on recent developments during an annual Homecoming update, released on YouTube on Wednesday.
The two-year schools are trying to follow a path long traveled by four-year universities, but face their own set of challenges, including the lack of big league sports or scientific research.
The ratings agency Standard & Poor's has revised Penn State University's outlook to negative from stable, citing litigation against the school over the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, but affirmed its long-term bond rating.
Paying for a college education has long been a challenge for students, especially those who don’t qualify for free financial aid or receive scholarships.
On the west side of Western Michigan University’s Hoekje Hall, the initials of 27 residence hall assistants – “The Keepers of Hoekje Hall” – are scribbled in black marker on a third-floor brick wall behind the metal casing of a service elevator.