UB Staff

Lawmakers, experts decry ongoing COVID-19 shot mandates at 48 colleges

The list of colleges requiring the shot, which is maintained by the No College Mandates organization, includes mostly private colleges, with a few prominent exceptions such as Johns Hopkins University.

Two neighboring northwest Ohio universities to merge

The two universities will keep their separate religious affiliations, and their sports teams remain separate.

‘I’m devastated’: Hundreds of former fosters may lose state financial aid for college

Nia Dyer is one of about 645 students receiving state aid to pay for college through the Fostering Independence Grant program—the first of its kind in the nation to cover not only tuition but full cost of attendance of college for Minnesotans who have been in foster care.

USF announces plan to create Florida’s first AI, cybersecurity college

The University of South Florida announced plans Thursday to launch the first college of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity in the state. A USF news release...

Arizona State University professor sues school over DEI training: ‘simply racism’

A longtime professor at Arizona State University (ASU) sued the university on Tuesday over a mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) course for faculty,...

University Of Findlay and Bluffton University pursuing merger

Findlay and Bluffton would become one higher education community on two campuses. The decision was made by votes of each institution’s Board of Trustees....

Georgia State University students continue to express safety concerns near campus

On Monday night, shots were fired again near campus for the third time in the span of a month. Students told 11Alive they thought the recently shut...

Kentucky House votes to defund DEI offices at public universities

In Kentucky, the House-passed version would ban race-based scholarships and defund DEI offices and staff positions. It would prohibit the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary...

Opinion | Why it’s smart for universities to bring back the SAT requirement

The pause in testing gave colleges a chance to study the issue more closely. They found that SAT scores were extremely effective at predicting whether...

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,...