Meanwhile, the president of New College of Florida fights back against the conservative school's decision to dump books en masse, and nearly 2,000 Cornell University are striking as fall classes begin.

North Carolina students and academic advisors now can use one online portal to access the college credit transfer guidelines of nearly 100 institutions. Other states are also improving their pathways to drive degree attainment.

Higher education institutions can ensure that they are at the forefront of producing a robust and capable healthcare workforce to meet future demands.

As scary as these prices may seem, many of these universities don't charge the full amount. In other news, the American Association of University Professors now supports boycotts.