AP News

New campus protest rules spur an outcry from college faculty

Dissent is thriving this fall at American colleges, and not just among student activists. With student protests limited by new restrictions, faculty have taken...

A year into the Israel-Hamas war, students say a chill on free speech has reached college classrooms

As a junior at George Washington University, Ty Lindia meets new students every day. But with the shadow of the Israel-Hamas war hanging over...

Freshman classes provide glimpse of affirmative action ruling’s impact on colleges

Experts and colleges say it will take years to measure the full impact of last year’s ruling that barred consideration of race in admissions.

Botched college financial aid form snarls enrollment plans for students

How much the FAFSA problems will impact the number of students attending college remains to be seen, counselors and advisers say. But the delays certainly have changed where students enrolled.

Alabama gave a big contract to its GM. Why college football teams are operating more like pros

The deal could set the market for what colleges pay to those who lead personnel departments, a job that coaches expect to grow in importance when players are being more directly compensated by schools.

US colleges are cutting majors and slashing programs after years of putting it off

Among their budget challenges: Federal COVID relief money is now gone, operational costs are rising and fewer high school graduates are going straight to college.

Former college baseball player sues, says NCAA, conferences fixed wages with scholarship limits

The federal antitrust cases was filed in Colorado this week by former TCU baseball player Riley Cornelio and seeks class-action status for college baseball and hockey players.

For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning

Since her arrest at a protest at the University of Massachusetts, Annie McGrew has been pivoting between two sets of hearings: one for the misdemeanor charges she faces in court, and another for violations of the college’s conduct code.

Massachusetts governor signs free community college plan

State budget sets aside more than $117 million for a free community college program across the state, covering tuition and fees for students. The 15 community colleges in Massachusetts serve more than 90,000 students, about 70% of of whom attend school part time while juggling work and family commitments.

Damages to college athletes to range from a few dollars to more than a million under settlement

Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under the $2.78 billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power conferences, a deal that also paves the way for schools to directly compensate athletes while attempting regulate payments from boosters.

Most Popular