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Those urging Democrats and Republicans to reach consensus more often should be careful what they wish for.

Critics, including a U.S. senator, are convinced that a main motivation behind a plan to merge Rutgers University's Camden campus into Rowan University is an effort to improve the Glassboro school's financial position.

U.S. Sen Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Monday pitched his idea for "Carfax-"style reports on the cost of a college degree and how much students can expect to earn after graduation.

The president of Rutgers University, Richard McCormick, sharply criticized a report advising Rowan University how to market a takeover of Rutgers-Camden to a wary public, calling it "truly offensive and enraging" in an e-mail message The Star-Ledger obtained today.

Policy advisors for President Barack Obama recently hosted Framingham State University President Timothy J. Flanagan and other public college presidents nationwide for a roundtable at the White House on college access, affordability and completion, according to university officials.

If Gov. Chris Christie wants to reshuffle the state’s higher education system, he can’t do it alone and must go through the Legislature, according to an opinion issued by the non-partisan Office of Legislative Services.

The Colorado Supreme Court today ruled that University of Colorado students and employees with concealed carry permits are able to carry their weapons on campus.

When Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum calls President Barack Obama "a snob" for wanting all Americans to attend college, he may be out of step with the public's overall view of higher education.

In his budget address Tuesday, Gov. Chris Christie called for implementation of a sweeping plan by a state committee to reorganize higher education, which he said would make New Jersey a national leader in medical education and biomedical research.

Graduate student research assistants would be unable to join unions under a bill that cleared the state Senate Wednesday backed by the Republican majority.