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Vanderbilt faces backlash after pulling Israel-divestment vote from student ballot

Vanderbilt University students protests began Tuesday after an amendment to the Vanderbilt Student Government Constitution, which would prevent student government funds from going to...

Colleges competing for Birmingham-Southern students: Speedy transfers, $5,000 scholarship offered

The race is on for schools to acquire students from Birmingham-Southern College after the small liberal arts school announced Tuesday it will close May 31. Among...

UK looks to change role of faculty senate. Employees worry it will take away authority

The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved a resolution Friday that could result in changes to how the university senate operates. It’s a move...

DEI lives to fight another day at the University of Wyoming

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon's flurry of vetoes last weekend included something unexpected: a line-item veto that allowed the legislature's decision to axe $1.7 million...

Florida State faculty union accuses university of ‘unfair labor practices’

Florida State University’s faculty union last year filed a charge with the state against the FSU Board of Trustees for ‘unfair labor practices’ related to post-tenure faculty review. A measure...

Birmingham-Southern College closing May 31 as loan bill fails to gain support: ‘This is a tragic day’

After a long fight for a loan from the Alabama legislature, Birmingham-Southern College announced Tuesday that it will close its doors on May 31. Rep....

Right-Sizing and Democratizing Access: Strategic No-Code Tool Selection and Deployment in Higher Education

Date & Time: Wednesday, May 1st at 2 pm ET

This session will share insights from the University of Connecticut's experience in choosing tools that meet wide-ranging departmental needs while promoting an open-access policy to spur innovation and lessen the demand on support services. We'll dive into three critical strategies for a successful rollout: effective sizing, broadening access, and ensuring these efforts complement central IT’s objectives.  

The New Role of AI in Higher Ed Cybersecurity

Date & Time: Thursday, May 2nd at 2 pm ET

Attend this UB webinar with two experts who have decades of experience as cyberthreat experts at the U.S. Cyber Command, FBI, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army Reserve, and the Department of Defense to learn more about the evolving threat landscape targeting higher ed, how AI will change cybersecurity, and the importance of developing AI-specific policies and protocols at institutions today to prepare for the future.

The cost of college tuition in Utah is going up

The Utah Board of Higher Education approved an average 3.3% percent college tuition increase, that will go into effect for the 2024/2025 school year. This...

Gov. Youngkin requests to review course syllabi at George Mason, Virginia Commonwealth universities

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin wanted to review syllabi of courses that fulfill George Mason University’s upcoming Just Societies core curriculum requirement and Virginia Commonwealth University’s racial...

Vanderbilt to establish a college dedicated to computing, AI and data science

Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver said a dedicated college will enable Vanderbilt to keep making groundbreaking discoveries at the...

3 Strategies to Protect Your Business Office Against Fraud

Date & Time: Tuesday, April 30th at 2 pm ET

In this 20-minute UB Ed Talk, a financial fraud and security expert will outline three actionable strategies business offices should implement now to bolster their fraud prevention efforts.  

In an ‘unforced error,’ the feds just botched financial aid data for roughly 200K students

The U.S. Department of Education sent hundreds of thousands of inaccurate student financial aid assessments to colleges in recent weeks, it acknowledged Friday—an error it...

UW’s $340 million finance upgrade is still struggling, despite progress

On the plus side, the backlog of unpaid vendor invoices snarled by Workday, UW’s new “enterprise” software platform, has been cut from $90 million...

University president is cleared of bullying in Black academic’s suicide

The president of Lincoln University in Missouri will remain in his position, the institution decided after an investigation into the suicide of a Black...