Hoping to improve access to higher education, Brazil is giving tax incentives to private universities that provide scholarships to needy students, with added incentives for those who are indigenous or Afro-Brazilian. Such people are far less likely to attend Brazilian universities than white students are.
New York's private colleges will be able to tap into public funds to pay for construction projects under an unusual new program in the $106.6-billion state budget that lawmakers...
The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education rejected a controversial proposal on Thursday for the University of Massachusetts system to acquire the Southern New England School of Law and establish...