The Maine Supreme Court has ruled that the state's civil-rights act does not prevent private colleges from punishing students who belong to fraternities that are not recognized by the colleges.
A panel of 63 leaders from across the spectrum of private higher education has issued five "action plans" aimed at helping colleges increase cultural diversity on...
A group of private colleges is negotiating a possible settlement with the Justice Department to avoid charges of violating antitrust laws in the way they award financial aid...
Seven private institutions responding to a Chronicle survey reported that they accepted no special-admission students among either athletes or other students.
Tuition increases will vary widely in 1991-92. Some private colleges will announce the lowest percentage increases in years, while many public institutions plan hefty increases to make up for...
Unless they notice that their classes are larger or that they have a harder time seeing an academic counselor, many of Canisius College's 4,300 students may not realize how...
Many private colleges are receiving fewer applications from high-school seniors for the coming academic year, while public institutions are reporting increases of as much as 15 per cent.
As the American Ambassador to Iraq, April Glaspie was a name in the news during the Persian Gulf war. So was Thomas Pickering, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Chief executive officers at 25 leading private research institutions received compensation in 1988-89 ranging from $105,000 at Washington University to $300,000 at Vanderbilt.