Matt Zalaznick is the managing editor of University Business and a life-long journalist. Prior to writing for University Business, he worked in daily news all over the country, from the NYC suburbs to the Rocky Mountains, Silicon Valley and the U.S. Virgin Islands. He's also in a band.
Student loans and Pell Grants are safe but Secretary of Education Linda McMahon says she has started the process of shutting down the Department of Education.
Some 60 colleges and universities now face "enforcement actions" over claims of campus antisemitism, the U.S. Department of Education warned just a few days after yanking $400 million in grants from Columbia University over alleged civil rights infractions.
Colleges and universities under investigation for campus antisemitism now risk losing federal contracts and grants, the Department of Education warns. The first target is Columbia University.
The Dear Colleague Letter's deadline has left higher ed leaders scrambling to determine whether their programs comply with unclear new rules, according to a letter from the American Council on Education and more than 60 other organizations.
President's actions against diversity, equity and inclusions programs are an "unconstitutional" threat to academic freedom and accessibility, a new lawsuit contends.
President Donald Trump moved this week to hold colleges and universities accountable for anti-Semitism in the wake of protests against Israel's actions in the...
The Department of Education received a record number of civil rights complaints three years in a row under former president Joe Biden's administration.
Perhaps this won't come as a surprise to some higher ed leaders: Affordability is not quite as important as weather for students in applying to or choosing a college.
The Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration shared a webinar on how colleges can support undocumented students, with particular focus on protecting sensitive information.
The University of New Orleans, a public institution, announced last week it will furlough full-time employees and may also layoff some positions to close its "significant structural budget deficit."
With Donald Trump returning to the White House, higher ed leaders are being encouraged to re-energize programs aimed at keeping students engaged in the Democratic process and civic affairs.
Each school was graded on attention to climate change, clean energy, water conservation, waste recycling, green transportation and sustainability education and research.
