U.S. Colleges in the World

University of Arizona wants to establish more than 25 “microcampuses” -- capable of collectively educating more than 25,000 students -- at partner universities around the world.

Under scrutiny from regulators in Massachusetts, where it hoped to acquire a campus, Amity University focuses its plans for U.S. expansion on just-purchased campus on Long Island.

U.S. Government Accountability Office examines American universities’ policies and practices on academic and other freedoms for their educational programs in China.

Ontario college cites financial reasons in withdrawing from its male-only campus in Saudi Arabia, but others, citing human rights grounds, question the original decision to be there.

New York University at Shanghai experiments with educational videos to study how it can reach Chinese students online.

Universities that set up shop globally should work to uphold principles such as academic freedom, gender equity and freedom of speech -- but they sometimes compromise, scholars argue.

Scholars warn Western universities could be held accountable for conduct in countries in which they operate campuses.

Texas A&M announced two years ago that it would build a branch campus in Nazareth. Here's the story of what's happened since.