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The article discusses Ivy Bridge College, a program established by Altius Education and its founder Paul Freedman at Tiffin University that helped adults earn associate degrees and transition to four-year colleges. Information is provided on the events leading up to a July 2013 decision by Tifflin's accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, to have the school ends its partnership with Altius due to low academic quality and student retention.

The article outlines a competition devised by New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg which would allow for the construction of a university dedicated to the study of applied sciences on a site known as Roosevelt Island. Particular focus is paid to the efforts of Stanford University and Cornell University to submit applications for constructing schools that will focus on information technology and business development. Comments from Cornell dean Daniel P. Huttenlocher and Stanford president John L. Hennessy are provided regarding their respective proposals along with an examination of individuals and groups that have sponsored their efforts. Other topics include the lack of technology-focused colleges in New York City and an additional proposal submitted by Columbia University.

The article presents an examination into the status and trends of pharmaceutical research in the United States in 2011, particularly highlighting the shift in project spending from large industries to research universities. Details are given noting how the biotechnology industry is cutting costs due to financial hardships and how major universities are filling the medical research gap. The Parkinson's disease treatment project of P. Jeffrey Conn at Vanderbilt University is profiled as an example of the leading trend.

The article examines efforts by executives at the University of Phoenix to reform the school's recruiting techniques, marketing approaches, and employee payment practices in order to respond to proposed government regulations and increased public scrutiny of the U.S. for-profit college sector. It explores how the financial growth of the company as an online private university led executives to question the purpose of the university and to initiate changes to the organizational structure. It overviews changes to the compensation system for the college's financial-aid and enrollment counselors, outlines alterations that have been made to the television and Internet marketing campaigns of the school, and discusses the implementation of an orientation program for students.

The article discusses the ramifications for U.S. colleges and universities that have a high number of former students who have defaulted on their student loans. Some of these for-profit schools have reached out to default management companies in order to find such former students and encourage them to get forbearances on their loans so that the schools' rate of defaulters will stay low. President Lauren Asher of the Institute for College Access and Success discusses the need for default management services. The repayment options that are available to former students include switching to an income-contingent repayment plan or getting a forbearance or a deferment. It is noted that for-profit colleges typically recruit low-income college students who may have difficulty repaying their loans.

The article discusses the results of the survey sent to chief finance officers that was conducted by this journal in September 2009, it was found that 62% of the respondents replied that they didn't believe that the worst of the economic pressures on their schools had ended. Approximately two-thirds of them suspect that the years 2010, 2011, or later will be more difficult financially. How the financial crisis has affected the budgets of Miami Dade College in Miami, Florida and the Oakland Community College in North Dakota is explored. Public universities' and colleges' enrollment are discussed.

The article reports on declines in investments and endowments at U.S. colleges and universities during the financial crisis. Factors influencing the declines include global economic recession, a credit crisis, and the near-collapse of several large international banks. The author suggests that philanthropy is not able to make up for the market losses and explores the impact of the recession on endowment spending rates. Other topics include liquidity, hiring freezes, spending cuts, energy investments, and increasing demand for student aid.

The article presents an in-depth examination into the financial strategies of universities and colleges within the United States, particularly highlighting endowment management and spending trends for the 2007 fiscal year and projecting possible influences for 2008. The high return rates of 2007 are mentioned, however it is suggested that with the U.S. economy fluctuating, such gains are not expected nor planned for by colleges. The successful models of diversity-focused investment strategies are described, pointing out their lower risk and focus on the long term and the utilization of international markets.

The article reports that news that Alfred E. Mann, one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs in the U.S. is getting ready to provide $2-billion to set up endowments at more than a dozen universities has sent university leaders at some of the nations' top research universities scrambling to make their case for a piece of the pie. But now, as officials are learning more about the conditions attached to the money offered by the Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Biomedical Engineering, several universities are growing uneasy about the idea.

Focuses on the financial problems being encountered by colleges and universities in the U.S. which may affect their viability in 2004. Factors that lead to the falling revenues of colleges and rising costs for services; Reason behind the expected decline in federal grants and tuition paid by foreign students; Economic implications of the demand created by growing number of high-school graduates for the colleges and universities.

Presents information on higher education companies in the U.S. Plans of Sylvan Learning Systems to focus on international universities; Acquisition of Ross University by DeVry Inc.; Number of students enrolled at Career Education Corp.

Deals with doubts on the participation of oil company Exxon in the Global Climate and Energy Project of Stanford University, which concerns the control of greenhouse gases produced by traditional fuels. Speculations on the reasons behind the involvement of Exxon in the project; Concern raised by environmental activists on the project; Companies which serve as sponsors of the project; Overview of the technological barriers to project implementation.

Focuses on the strategic alliance between the University of California in Berkeley and Novartis company. Criticisms on the Berkeley-Novartis pact; Terms of the agreement; Discussion on the controversies that resulted from the pact.

Focuses on Michael C. Markovitz, co-founder of the Illinois School of Professional Psychology, a for-profit college. Biographical information; Traditional lack of academic respectability given to for-profit schools; Details on Argosy Education Group Inc., the largest for-profit provider of doctoral programs in the United States; Criticism of Argosy.

The article discusses the relationship of U.S. college and university leadership to cultural change and innovations in higher education. Topics include cooperation with industry at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, strategic planning efforts at Oberlin College, and the involvement of university administrators in organizational change.

Reports on colleges' minimal engagement in the outsourcing of information technology systems management in the United States. Companies' lack of appreciation for academic issues; Outsourcing's provision of colleges with computer expertise; Colleges' filing of lawsuits against high-technology companies.

Focuses on the increasing popularity of telecommunication networks among American universities. University of Maine System's plan to make its telecommunication network a separate institution; Florida's plan to establish a statewide network to improve education; Universities' concerns over costs and efficiency of networks; Changes made in several state policies in response to emerging technologies. INSET: Some examples of state networks..

Presents the outlook for higher education in the 50 state legislatures in the U.S. in 1991-1992. Appropriations request; Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota.

Profiles John Silber, president of Boston University and Democratic nominee in the Massachusetts Governor's race. Comments of critics and admirers on Silber's characteristics; Success of Silber in the Massachusetts Governor's race; Significance of Silber's victory in the primary.

Discusses issues related to the formation of Western Governors University (WGU), as of February 6, 1998. Expectations for WGU; Use of technology in a so-called virtual university; Costs involved; Concerns about impact on academia in general; Expected sources of enrollment; Course work to be offered; Appeal to corporate market; Hurdles remaining to be overcome; Business aspects of education. INSET: Utah's governor enjoys role as a leading proponent.....

The article presents the legislative outlook for higher education in 50 states in the U.S. for 1990. The appropriations requested by statewide coordinating boards or individual college and university systems are provided. The outlook of the budget request and the legislative schedule for budget hearing are provided.

The article focuses on the legislative aspect of issues related to higher education in fifty states in the U.S. this year. Alabama higher-education officials have requested legislative bodies to grant $523.6 million for four colleges and universities in Alabama. Colorado higher education leaders have requested $380 million for the state's education system. The latest estimate reveals that the state will receive only $50-million for new educational programs this year.

The article reports that a Gallup Poll shows revealed that Americans rank the quality of public education neck and neck with the country's drug problem as the most important issues in the 1998 presidential election. The poll officials cautioned that the results should be read in light of how the questions were asked. This poll was commissioned by the National Education Association.

The article reports that many college chief financial officers (CFOs) are pessimistic about the state of the U.S. economy and the financial status of their own institutions, with the author noting that many U.S. states are withdrawing support for public colleges and universities.

The article reports on ways in which U.S. for-profit universities are attempting to comply with the federal government's regulations which require that at least ten percent of their revenue come from sources other than federal student loans. It focuses on a decision by Corinthian Colleges Inc. to increase tuition for students in order to avoid violating the law and provides criticism regarding ways in which this increase will impact student loan debt. It also describes how tuition assistance for active-duty and veterans of the U.S. military is calculated in the regulations, discusses differences in the political support of the requirements by the Democratic and Republican parties, and profiles how Strayer University has been able to comply with the revenue structure.

The article discusses data released by the U.S. Department of Education regarding a trial study of loan default rates for students enrolled at for-profit universities in the U.S. It examines reasons why many colleges run by higher education companies such as Corinthian Colleges, ITT Educational Services, and the University of Phoenix have reported large differences in the two-year and three-year default rates of students receiving aid. It also explores how this data will factor into proposed U.S. federal regulations of for-profit colleges, presents comments from Corinthian spokesman Kent Jenkins, and provides graphs depicting the differences in default rates at public, private, and for-profit universities.

The article discusses proposed U.S. Department of Education (ED) regulations that will define school credits and change academic calendars at for-profit universities and colleges. The article states the changes are aimed at minimizing college students' federal student loan debt and describes the responsibilities of college accreditation programs. Degree programs, curriculum evaluation, and credit requirements at several for-profit universities are mentioned including American Inter-Continental University (AIU), Kaplan University, and ITT Technical Institute (ITT). Stan Jones, president of the nonprofit Complete College America, comments on student aid and graduation rates and Bradley Safalow, chief executive of the firm PAA Research, discusses profit margins at for-profit universities.

The article discusses a plan by the U.S. Department of Education to stop providing federal aid to for-profit colleges and universities that have many enrolled students who are unable to repay their student loans. Supporters of for-profit schools have begun to lobby and petition the department and the U.S. congress that this plan is unnecessary. It is noted that student loans contribute a large amount of revenue to for-profit schools and lobbyists claim that the rule would hurt students and schools alike. The financial health of for-profit schools like Corinthian Colleges, Kaplan Inc., and Career Education Corporation, is discussed.

The article discusses the strategy of the Canadian company CIBT Education Group, which offers a prebaccalaureate program studying American culture, English vocabulary, and entry-level courses to students in China. CIBT's founder and president Toby Chu describes the strategy as catering to both the "mass and class" educational needs that work with China's demographic and economic circumstances. The history of the company is presented. CIBT's focus on job training addition is evident with the year 2008 addition of their tourism programs.

The article explores the topic of university partnerships, academic cooperation and the sharing of resources. The article suggests that schools can expand their fields of research and teaching through partnerships. Partnerships can include the merging of public-safety departments between schools, shared information networks such as the one organized by the University of Chicago, and linking classrooms through distance-learning and online courses. Other topics include student-transfer agreements, collaboration, and articulation agreements.

The article reports that a global financial crisis is hurting universities and colleges in the United States. The credit crisis is making it difficult for many colleges to get cash they need to pay their bills and cover the interest on their debts, even though bankers who work with colleges and academic medical centers claim that the higher education sector is doing better than other industries. The author examines methods that college administrators are using to mitigate the worst effects of the credit crisis.

The article explores the issue of rising tuition costs in colleges and universities in the United States. Questions are raised regarding the source of the inflation, citing several complex factors including the management of operating expenses of the school and the level of cost-burden put onto the student rather than on subsidies and grants. Additional discussion is given concerning colleges' broader financial management philosophies on their productivity and efficiency, the possible impact of the credit markets, and potential for government intervention.

The article focuses on the role of colleges in the 2008 Democratic National Convention, held in Denver, Colorado. It explains that events at the convention for students included voter registration. The Career College Association threw a reception which served food prepared by students, and students from Colorado State University sorted trash for recyclable items. Several college professors also used the opportunity of the convention to teach about history, leadership, and management. The United Tribes Technical College also attended the convention.

"There's a set of institutions that have really lost momentum, or reversed it," says a consultant who manages a program designed to help colleges expand their enrollments of low- and middle-income students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The ambitious vision laid out by Stanford University's d.school five years ago didn't materialize. But there are still lessons to be found in what came to pass instead. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This reporter has collected some interesting tidbits during a few months of travel. Here are the highlights. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents information on the pioneering anti-AIDS drug AZT. Jerome P. Horwitz, who retired last month as a professor of chemistry at Wayne State University at the age of 86, synthesized AZT in 1964, hoping it would halt the growth of cancer tumors. But neither AZT nor the more than 50 other compounds he and his colleagues had created over a 14-year period proved useful in the fight against cancer, and by 1970, Horwitz had moved on to other research. Indeed, except for a brief spate of celebrity in 1987, when AZT first won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a treatment against AIDS, Horwitz may well be one of academe's most under-recognized inventors.

Reports on the illegality of strategies used by the University of Phoenix in recruiting students, according to a 2004 report by the U.S. Department of Education. Settlement of the matter with the department; Statement issued by Apollo Group, the university's parent company, regarding the report; Benefits received by successful recruiters; Reaction of David Hawkins, a director at the National Association of College Admission Counseling, to the report.

Discusses the concerns of venture-capitalists on investments from public institutions in the U.S. Factors considered by venture-capitalists concerning investments from public universities; Significance of open-record laws which affect public universities to the competitive interests of venture-capitalists; Nature of Commonfund-sponsored partnerships; Comparison of the average annual returns on investments from venture-capital funds and from publicly traded securities. INSET: Why Some Funds Like Their Privacy.

Reports on the raid conducted by U.S. federal agents on ITT Educational Services, a for-profit college in Indianapolis, Indiana. Impact of the raid on the stocks of for-profit colleges; Company records seized by the federal investigators; Reason behind the investigation on ITT; Information on the shareholder lawsuits filed against ITT.

Reports on the policy of the American Cancer Society to cancel its grants to scientists who receive financial support from the tobacco industry as of February 20, 2004. Reason for the move; Ramifications of the policy; Information on the external grant program of Philip Morris USA.

Deals with the decision of companies operating for-profit colleges in the U.S. to expand their offerings of master's and doctoral degrees in education. Key reason for the expansion of the offerings; Response of nonprofit colleges to the decision of for-profit colleges; Advantages of companies over state institutions and private colleges; Remarks from Teacher Education Accreditation Council president Frank B. Murray regarding the evaluation of for-profit colleges.

Focuses on the decision of U.S. universities and colleges to borrow money for their capital projects due to low interest rates brought about by the economic downturn as of November 2002. Value of bonds issued by colleges in 2001; Types of projects in which the money is used; Significance of low interest rates to colleges with small fund-raising operations.

Reports on financial issues related to the return of John R. Silber as president of Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts as of October 11, 2002. Value of Boston University endowments; Views of Silber on the ratio of male-female students in the university; Strategy of Boston University for its endowments.

Examines data from the Association of University Technology Managers concerning U.S. universities efforts to commercialize technology. Discussion on college approaches to technology transfer; Comparison of the various measures of performance in technology transfer between several universities; Information on the licensing income per dollar of research spending of the top ten research institutions.

Focuses on the expansion of Kaplan Inc., a United States college-test-preparation business, into post-secondary education and other areas unrelated to test preparation. Number of undergraduate colleges acquired from 2000 to 2001; Estimated number of students the company enrolls in online programs; Financial situation.

Focuses on the efforts of lawyer Alan C. Milstein to sue universities and other research institutions in the United States on how they treat patients in clinical trials. Other lawsuits involving Milstein in; Objective of the efforts; Various comments from bioethicists.

Focuses on financing techniques used by universities and colleges in the United States for gaining patent royalty returns. How the financing technique came about; Benefits of universities from the techniques; Skepticisms on the techniques.

Focuses on the investments made by investors on higher education stocks in the United States from 2000-2001. Reasons for the decision of investors to invest on higher education stocks; Details on the acquisitions of EduTrek International and Quest Education; Characteristics of higher education sector that made it appealing to investors.

Features Michael M. Crow, executive provost of Columbia University in New York City. His duties at the university; His achievement at the Iowa State University; Tools for trying out ideas to improve schools.