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A Grand Town-Gown Experiment …
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By Steven Johnson

A controversial law giving Ball State University control of its city’s schools will soon be a year old. Can a state university confront long-term threats by focusing closest to home? PREMIUM

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… and Another City’s Moonshot
By Karin Fischer

Louisville, Ky., wants to be known for sending its kids, all of them, to college. And it has a plan to make that happen. PREMIUM

The Court of Public Opinion
By Alexander C. Kafka

Students cite a long history of friction, while the professor’s defenders say the accusations are ginned up. PREMIUM

Pell Raiders
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By Eric Kelderman

The president said Congress should divert an excess of federal student-aid dollars to other programs. But higher-education experts said the rainy-day funds are intended for the next financial downturn. PREMIUM

Money Saver or Cost Driver?
By Goldie Blumenstyk

Recent news articles have criticized the companies that help colleges build online-degree programs. The chief executive of one such firm answers questions about how his company operates.

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By Carla Yanni

A seminal work on campus planning shows how some higher-ed values have changed. PREMIUM

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