Senate Measure Would Create New, Independent University in Lakeland

A measure introduced in the state Legislature on Wednesday would create Florida Polytechnic University — a new, completely independent school in Lakeland. The measure was put into a budget-conforming bill by Sen. Evelyn Lynn, R-Ormond Beach, who chairs the Senate Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, and was presented during a brief meeting of her subcommittee.

CU regents want to know why law school spent $1.69 million more than it earned in 2011

Finances at the University of Colorado's School of Law are under scrutiny by some regents who want to know why it's running at a loss and being subsidized by the campus.

Harvard’s Voluntary Payments Spur Providence to Press Brown

Brown University, the Ivy League school whose endowment grew to $2.5 billion last year, may boost voluntary tax payments to Providence, Rhode Island, after the city said it was nearing bankruptcy.

Harvard’s Voluntary Tax Spurs Ailing Providence to Press Brown

Brown University, the Ivy League school whose endowment grew to $2.5 billion last year, may boost voluntary tax payments to Providence, Rhode Island, after the city said it was nearing bankruptcy.

Texas A&M aims to expand veterinary school

Texas A&M University has planned a $120 million project for new and expanded facilities for its vet school, an effort administrators say is needed to avoid risking accreditation and respond to a shortage of veterinarians. If approved by the A ...