Many believe that what art and design schools teach is peripheral. But the serious business of today's economy has now circled back to these institutions.
Half of all institutions that have announced closures this year are affiliated with Christian or Catholic denominations, according to this University Business tracker.
Today's political forces threatening academic freedom and institutional autonomy stem from declining trust in higher education, a new analysis contends.
Christopher L. Augostini takes the helm at Emory University while Tufts Provost Caroline Attardo Genco becomes the first female president at the University at Buffalo.