Counselors help UNC-Charlotte grieve; presidential searches fracture 2 boards; Swarthmore fraternities disband; anti-vax generation enrolls; and more.
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Small Colleges
By Vimal Patel

Here are five ways the iconoclastic liberal-arts college is trying to stay independent and afloat. PREMIUM

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Campus Safety
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By Lily Jackson and Steven Johnson

“Honestly, most of us who work in the field are fearful that something like this is going to happen.” PREMIUM

Leadership & Governance
By Eric Kelderman

The University of Colorado system’s finalist is drawing fire, and its once-unanimous board is now fractured. Meantime, the University of South Carolina system punted on a choice of four finalists. PREMIUM

Textbooks
By Goldie Blumenstyk

The deal, slated to close in 2020, might bring better deals to students — that is, if it doesn’t give the publisher more clout in negotiations with colleges and distributors.

Greek Life
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By Sarah Brown

Given the success of a four-day occupation of a fraternity house, students elsewhere could be inspired to follow suit. PREMIUM

Students
By Terry Nguyen

Most colleges require incoming students to be immunized, but in many states, they can seek nonmedical exemptions. PREMIUM

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By Alec D. Gallimore

In a male-dominated discipline, job candidates who cannot see that the playing field is uneven have no hope of correcting it.

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