There are no immediate plans to merge Mississippi's public colleges, but lawmakers still are discussing the possibilities.

As the future of higher education gets debated in Ohio and across the country, Todd Diacon is defending the track record of the state's public universities. The post Kent State president makes the case for Ohio’s investment in public colleges appeared first on Signal Akron.

New laws expanding bachelor's degrees community colleges can offer contain so many conditions, they added to the conflict among the schools.

Four rural-based universities that offer associate degrees are lobbying for expansion of the Community College Guarantee, the state’s free tuition program. Some say it would be costly. Proponents say it would serve all students, especially those in community college “deserts.”