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Marquette University plans to cut $31 million by 2031

Marquette University is planning $31 million in budget cuts over the next seven years, campus officials said in a message Monday. That represents about 7% of...

Saint Augustine’s switching to remote learning, sending students home in April; ‘SAVESAU’ calls for resignation of Board of Trustees

On Monday, WRAL News learned Saint Augustine’s University will transfer to remote learning and send students home at the beginning of April. According to multiple...

Western Kentucky University preparing for protests following announcement of controversial speaker

A Western Kentucky University student organization has invited Kyle Rittenhouse to speak on the university’s campus on March 27. Rittenhouse received national attention after killing two...

New Jersey City University should partner with larger institution, state monitor says

New Jersey City University should partner with a larger educational institution so it can survive after years of fiscal mismanagement that have left the...

New Mexico Governor signs nearly $1 billion college trust fund into law

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 159 this week, establishing a nearly $1 billion taxpayer-funded trust and a scholarship program fund...

More students are applying to NC’s HBCUs. What’s driving the trend?

Less than a full year removed from the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, it’s still too early to gauge the full impact of the ruling,...

Christian Brothers University placed on accreditation probation until further notice

Since December 2023, all programs branch campuses, off campus sites, and distance education programs are under accreditation probation. According to the Southern Association of Colleges and...

College is still worth it, research finds—although these majors have the lowest rate of return

For decades, research has showed that earning a degree is almost always worthwhile. Recent college graduates working full-time earn $24,000 more a year than those with just a...

College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies

Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it...

Inside the blunders that plunged the college admission season into disarray

For nearly six months, students and schools navigated a bureaucratic mess caused by severe delays in launching the website and processing critical information. Because of...

Colorado transfer students would get help with retaining college credits under new bill

The bill would update the state’s student bill of rights for the first time since 2008. The updates would include a requirement that schools tell...

Most students prefer colleges that restrict guns on campus

In the wake of recent gun violence on college campuses in Virginia, Michigan, North Carolina and Nevada, as well as a major legal victory...

Boston University graduate students overwhelmingly vote to authorize strike

Unionized Boston University graduate workers voted to authorize a strike by an overwhelming majority after saying the school failed to meet their needs during...

Columbia University sued for suspending two pro-Palestinian student groups last fall

The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit in Manhattan on behalf of a pair of pro-Palestinian student groups that were suspended...

Northland College needs $12M or faces closure

Leaders of Northland College, a private environmental college in Ashland, said the school will close unless it raises $12 million by April 3. The school...