Facing declining enrollment and competition from online programs, some colleges and universities are choosing to close campuses far from their central location.
From fraudulent research coming out of paper mills, to data fabrication showing up in published papers, academic journals have a quality control issue on their hands.
Higher education institutions like Clark University are rethinking how they operate as enrollment slips, costs climb, and politics threaten international students, research funding, and financial aid.
Many public universities subsidize cheap in-state tuition by recruiting international students who pay the full sticker price. The Trump administration’s crackdown could cause financial trouble for those institutions.
Universities have long issued bonds to raise money, but the amount being issued has nearly doubled in recent years —and is increasing as government funding is paused.