Colleges are feeling the pressure to innovate their credentials. Quality and innovation can coexist as colleges work quickly to reshape degrees, a major accreditor says.

A federal investigation is making it harder for colleges to track and improve student voting efforts on campus. College leaders say the warning is creating funding fears ahead of a major election year.

A scolding report self-critiques the university's vague admissions process, high sticker price and campus culture.

Enrollment surges but funding lags, forcing universities to rethink budgeting and tuition strategies.