Like it or not, there are ways in which higher education is a business. Students have the freedom to stop paying and go elsewhere if they find better alternatives.

American institutions fare well again in list compiled by QS, but new methodologies could impact next year's positions.

The president had promised to offer a plan within weeks, not months, but the complex political climate is cause for delays.

Some of higher education's most respected leaders are exiting their positions later this month.