Private colleges in Central America have long been viewed as little more than proprietary schools. But now they have established an accreditation system that they hope will win them respect at home and abroad.
The action of the New York Board of Regents in removing all but one of the trustees of Adelphi University (the new trustees subsequently fired the president) has put a spotlight on the role...
Applications are down at many of the nation's elite private universities, and some prestigious public institutions are facing sharp declines in applications from minority students.