The coronavirus has put an end to higher education’s decade-long fundraising boom. As universities scramble to respond, we consider how the near-term crisis will intersect with deeper challenges and tensions around campus giving.

Like many American colleges, Vanderbilt University in Nashville announced last month it was closing its dormitories and putting classes online because of the growing threat of coronavirus. It said it was acting "out of an abundance of caution" after a local healthcare worker had tested positive for the disease.

Colleges are increasingly spending more to woo affluent students with scholarships based solely on academic or other achievements, experts say. And it’s leaving those who need aid the most with fewer resources to afford college.

Colleges that own commercial property are giving a break to the tenants that bring their communities to life.

With the present need for coronavirus tests, university research labs are rapidly switching to patient testing. Many are calling on graduate student volunteers to make it happen.

When colleges across the U.S. closed their campuses and sent students home to slow the spread of COVID-19, it introduced new challenges for students who were the first in their family to go to college.

Students are finishing the spring semester remotely. That also will be the case for summer classes.

Chancellor says university must reciprocate to those who came to its aid after 2019 campus shooting.

An admissions officer braced for tough questions about college in the pandemic. But the Class of 2024 wanted to talk about other things.