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Can sanctuary college campuses survive?

President Donald Trump has made immigration reform a centerpiece of his young administration. New policies include banning travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering...

Globe-trotting colleges branch out for growth, enrollment opportunity

International branch campuses continue to offer American colleges and universities opportunities in branding, enrollment and research. And overseas countries, as luck would have it,...

Colleges with small budgets: No problem

Many second-year-experience programs work with only a few thousand dollars in their coffers. Leaders of these initiatives forge partnerships with other departments to curb...

How to do more for college sophomores

Researchers believe more universities need to join the growing number of schools focusing resources on sophomores. “Sophomore-specific classes increase relationships with faculty and provide...

College success for the underserved

A newly formed academic center at Adams State University in Colorado aims to improve historically underserved and first-generation students’ chances of enrolling in and...

Vets earn college credit for military work

Not all vocational experience is created equally—this is especially true if it happens on the battlefield. In 13 Midwestern states, veterans can now receive...

Facebook Live meets the college campus tour at GW

The George Washington University live-streamed a campus tour via Facebook Live in December. It’s the first time the platform’s live-video streaming service has been...

Higher ed makes the case for a second chance

In a recent off-Broadway production of West Side Story, directed by the provost of Nyack College, located north of New York City, the student...

College critics: ‘Professor Watchlist’ threatens academic freedom

Remember Rate My Professor, the website that allows college students to rate faculty performance? While that site isn’t tied to any ideology, a new...

‘New Voices’ laws aim to ensure student press freedoms in higher ed

Campus newspapers face many of the same challenges confronting the professional media—inconsistent readership, dwindling financial resources, and competition with bloggers and social media. And...