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Enrollment InsideA Pioneer in Prison Education Challenges a $6.1-Million Bill From the Feds
Ashland University, in Ohio, is one of the first institutions targeted by the Education Department, which had warned that it was scrutinizing programs eligible for Second Chance Pell Grants. -
The Review | Opinion
What Do Colleges Owe the Cities That Host Them?
In Ithaca, Cornell University isn’t paying its fair share. -
The Review | Conversation
Why Is Gettysburg College Giving Up on ‘The Gettysburg Review’?
The literary magazine put the college on the cultural map. Now its institutional home is shutting it down. -
Financial Trouble
A University Called Off Fall Classes. Employees Aren’t Being Paid. Now What?
Officials at Union Institute and University say they’re committed to finding a way forward. -
Data
Fall-Enrollment Trends in Distance Education: a Snapshot
How did online learning change at colleges from 2019 to 2021? -
Campus Safety
A ‘Culture of Silence’ Persisted for Decades at Liberty U., Education Dept. Says
The sweeping draft report, obtained by The Chronicle, alleged widespread violations of the Clery Act, the federal campus-safety law. -
'There Are Dark Corners'
Virginia Law Allows the Papers of College Presidents to Stay Secret, Limiting Public Oversight
A 1974 provision exempts campus executives’ documents from disclosure even after they’ve stepped down. -
Data
More Than 360 Colleges Pledged to Make Their Financial-Aid Letters More Transparent. Here’s a Closer Look.
The effort is a bid to resolve a persistent problem — the unclear cost of college. -
Rebukes
Why Higher Ed Is Seeing a Spate of High-Profile No-Confidence Votes
Votes at prominent institutions, for a widening range of reasons, have made national news. -
An Uncertain Future
Federal Scrutiny and Plunging Revenue Plague a Private College’s Attempt at a Turnaround
Baker College once was Michigan’s largest private nonprofit college, built on questionable promises of employment and cost. But now it faces a fresh host of financial and reputational problems.
