Will Campus Be Closed or Open? Yes.
Colleges have announced wide-ranging plans to potentially reopen in the fall.
The Point of an Endowment
One professor says trustees should shift policies to use large endowments to help their universities in economic crises.
Rome is Burning. Let’s Bash Harvard?
The Education Department is still determining whether the money that wealthy universities are giving up can even be redistributed to other colleges.
What’s Clearer Now
Weeks into our global health crisis, here’s how our perspective has changed. Plus, where relief money is headed. And what’s missing in the land-grant college origin story.
Who Deserves Free College?
Twenty-one states have some type of free-college program, and polls show a strong majority favors free tuition at public colleges.
Should Public Colleges Play the Merit-Aid Game?
Public flagships and regional state colleges are devoting part of their institutional aid to non-needy students.
A Massive Gift Highlights Pell’s Declining Purchasing Power
A new partnership with the Dell Foundation will help UT Austin’s low-income students — while also showing just how much they need.
What the Future Holds for Higher Ed
The predictions are in for 2020 and beyond: College closures. Admissions scrutiny. Big Brother U.
Higher Ed’s Rickety Ladder
A new series examines colleges’ role in social mobility. Instead of acting as a leveler, higher ed often reinforces economic differences.
The Personal Stakes of Student Debt
About one in six American adults has student debt. If you’re one of them, we want to hear from you.