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By Megan Zahneis

Colleges look for ways to reverse an overall decline since 2010. (PREMIUM)

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Fast-growing Southern New Hampshire University had the greatest jump by far in African-American enrollment. (PREMIUM)

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Enrollment of black students has fallen by nearly 365,000 since 2010. Several tables analyze where the loss is occurring.

Free Speech on Campus
By Steven Johnson

Most students say they’re comfortable sharing their views in classrooms. But some conservatives among them still report feeling unwelcome. (PREMIUM)

Finance
By Katherine Mangan

The governor’s decision to relent to smaller cuts means the financial-emergency procedure isn’t needed, for now.

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How a governor’s vetoes fostered a financial crisis on the campuses of the Last Frontier.

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By Don Troop

The team behind higher-ed’s annual reminder on generational perspective begins a collaboration with Marist College, with suggestions of an eventual handoff. (PREMIUM)

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By Manya Whitaker

Here is a primer on the jargon of the academic-job market, aimed at early-career scholars preparing for their search this fall.

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