Students at WIlliams College in Massachusetts are joining other institutions to demand Asian American Studies programs. It is a push, some scholars say, that is advancing other programs, too, including African American and Latino academic programs.

This college commencement season many young graduates can expect a common question from their families: "What's next?"

To help answer that question, a small college in Maine is offering a new curriculum focused on career preparation. This cahnge comes as a response to many liberal arts graduates finding themselves underemployed-landing in jobs that don't require a bachelor's degree.

The state's Board of Higher Education meets Tuesday to discuss the future of students at Mount Ida College, the liberal arts college in Newton set to close at the end of the month. 

Many of its 1,500 students-and incoming ones who had planeed to enroll this fall-are unsure where they will complete their degrees.

One thing is sure: more difficult days are ahead for small private colleges. Education officials are debating whether to help students and their parents identify colleges that are in financial trouble.

By 2020, more than 5 million post-9/11 military members are expected to transition to civilian life. Many will go back to college, hoping to earn a degree as adult learners. Today, only 4 percent of undergraduates in this country are veterans. To engage them, Vermont's flagship campus is turning to an unlikely, ancient Greek source: Homer.

Price-conscious students are demanding a return on their college investment. On the next episode of On Campus Radio, we visit a public college in Indiana that's buying a for-profit college chain to offer a more affordable degree online. Plus, a look at one private school south of Boston trying to stay viable.

A proposed merger between two small colleges in Newton is off the table. Lasell College has ended talks of merging with another struggling school, Mount Ida. The dead deal reflects how hard it is for small colleges to stay afloat in a competetive higher education marketplace.

It's unlike any deal we've seen in the history of higher education. For the first time, a state university is buying a for-profit college.

Earlier this month, a regional accreditor in Indiana approved Purdue University's acquisition of Kaplan University. While Purdue administrators cast this as a move to enroll more adult studets, some faculty and outside observers are deeply skeptical.

It's unlike any deal we've seen in the history of higher education. For the first time, a state university is buying a for-profit college.

Earlier this month, a regional accreditor in Indiana approved Purdue University's acquisition of Kaplan University. While Purdue administrators cast this as a move to enroll more adult studets, some faculty and outside observers are deeply skeptical.

More and more American colleges and universities depend on foreign students to make sure their costs are low. But those students are increasingly going to other countries to study and the current political attitude towards immigrants is partly to blame.

Our interview with College Republicans at the University of Texas At El Paso on their views on DACA.