Micah Ward

Micah Ward is a University Business staff writer. He recently earned his master’s degree in Journalism at the University of Alabama. He spent his time during graduate school working on his master’s thesis. He’s also a self-taught guitarist who loves playing folk-style music.

Republicans search for someone who can sue over Biden’s student loan debt plan

Legal groups are closely assessing Biden's decision to cancel student loan debt.

University officials respond to gang rape allegations involving punter Matt Araiza and others

San Diego State University officials made their first public statements addressing a civil lawsuit filed against former punter Matt Araiza and two other football players of allegedly gang-raping a 17-year-old girl.

Syracuse University to consider rescinding Rudy Guliani’s honorary degree

Chancellor Kent Syverud has broached the Board of Trustees on whether to rescind Rudy Giuliani’s honorary degree, he announced Monday at Syracuse University Student Association’s first meeting of the semester.

University of Alaska faculty union files unfair labor practice complaint

The University of Alaska faculty union filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the University of Alaska administration on Monday.

Yeshiva University asks Supreme Court to let it block LGBTQ student club

Yeshiva University filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court on Monday, seeking to block a court order requiring the New York university to recognize a “Pride Alliance” LGBTQ student club.

The racism on display at Brigham Young Friday fits a historical pattern

Black athletes in the 1960s and '70s boycotted games and meets on the BYU campus in Utah.

Rick Scott offers bill to hold colleges, universities responsible for rising costs, student debt

Last week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., showcased his “Changing Our Learning, Loans, Endowments, and Graduation Expectations (COLLEGE) Act,” which he brought out at the start of August.

Has navigating college classes during COVID left an education void?

The class of 2023 will be the first graduating class that spent most of their time in college dealing with COVID and the shakeup it caused to the school system. 

Fisk University president departs

Fisk University is once again searching for a new top executive after the abrupt departure of its president Vann Newkirk over the weekend.

Opinion: Let’s finish the historic reform of remedial education and make good on our promise

California’s community colleges are leading the way with a historic reform to end a legacy of gatekeeping that has held back nearly all students, particularly students of color.

Florida Gov. DeSantis calls Biden’s student loan handout unconstitutional, says colleges should pay for it

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday criticized President Biden’s student loan handout, saying universities should be held accountable instead of the American taxpayer.

What happened? Almost no FL university students responded to a new “intellectual freedom” survey

Florida’s public university students seemed reluctant to fill out a controversial survey on so-called “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” that was prompted by the Legislature, as about 8,800 of some 368,000 students bothered to submit responses.

5†‹ problems with the Student Experience Survey’s attempt to understand what’s going on in higher education post-COVID

Data from the 2021 survey released today no longer adequately capture students’ experience of study.

Christian colleges look for ‘missing men’

As evangelical colleges and universities across the country worry about overall enrollment declines, many schools are especially worried about “missing men.” 

College-bound Uvalde students grapple with leaving a hometown in mourning

Uvalde students worry how the tragedy will define them in their new environments and struggle with guilt about the people they’re leaving behind.