Educators say that email is the norm and the appropriate electronic communication between them and students.

The benefits far outweigh the costs, the bill’s proponents say, and parents would decide whether to enroll their kids.

Two of seven campuses show increases, but an overall trend has officials looking at nontraditional recruitment.

Two bills propose studying the Pay It Forward approach in which students can attend public colleges for free, then commit part of future incomes to sustain the program.

The building on Cumberland Avenue is for sale for $2.7 million, would be used to consolidate programs and offices.