intellectual property
Purdue University’s New Policies Raise Questions about Its Nonprofit Status
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In imposing non-compete and non-disclosure agreements on their staff, Purdue risks the essence of its nonprofit status.
college athletics
eGaming as College Sport?
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Having a university skimp on academics while throwing money at football is old hat; cutting academics while throwing money at competitive video gaming may be new.
nonprofit academic relations
University Technology Hubs Reshape College-Community Relations—For Good or for Ill
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What does it mean that universities are stepping up their investments in technology centers? There’s potential for good and for bad.
payments in lieu of taxes
Boston’s Universities Shortchange City Government
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Boston’s larger nonprofits agreed to make voluntary payments in lieu of taxes equivalent to 25 percent of property tax levels. Now, activists are calling the laggards—mostly universities—to account.
Nonprofit News
Can You Ignore Race and Still Build Diversity?
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The College of Charleston takes race out of its admissions criteria, raising questions about its commitment to diversity.
becoming nonprofit
Crossing the Ravine: The Once and Future Nonprofit Grand Canyon University
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Grand Canyon University, the self-described “little school that refused to die,” returns 14 years later to nonprofit status, hundreds of millions richer and tens of thousands of students bigger.
admissions policies
The Never-Ending Debate: Race and College Admissions
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The Trump administration announced it would reverse several Obama-era policy memos outlining how colleges and universities can use race as a factor in admissions.
colleges and universities
University Leaders Respond to Nation’s and Their Own Growing Inequality
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In both rural and urban communities, rising inequality is pushing universities to consider new approaches that align their institutions to the social and economic needs of their communities.
foundation grantmaking
An Education Foundation Expands the Equity Lens in its Grantmaking
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In reaction to the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, a foundation alters its strategy and funding.
rejecting funds
University Rejects Substantial Donor over Academic Autonomy
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Australian National University’s decision to consider and ultimately reject funding from the Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation has drawn ire from both sides, raising questions over what constitutes fundamental liberal arts studies and also what goes into maintaining donor relationships in a polarized environment.