Questions about making college affordable for a wide swath of students remain perennially—and stubbornly—unanswered.

Birmingham-Southern College is seeking a $37.5 million government bailout after years of deficits and declining enrollment, with state legislators warning that it may close within months without the money.

Jordan Buckley, publisher of the year-old Caldwell/Hays Examiner, said that, until recently, a student with one drug offense, on or off campus, was subject to discipline ranging from mandatory counseling to expulsion. A second offense meant permanent expulsion. The newspaper believed racism was involved.

We talk about supply chain visibility as an indispensable component of efficient manufacturing. The same should hold true for efficient higher education and professional development.