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Dartmouth men’s basketball team votes 13-2 in favor of first labor union for college athletes

The Dartmouth Men's Basketball team voted 13-2 in favor of becoming the first-ever labor union for college athletes on Tuesday afternoon. The vote could present...

Liberty University hit with $16M penalty for culture of fear to report sexual assault

Liberty University will face a $16 million penalty for creating a culture where students were afraid to report when they suffered sexual violence. The financial...

NJ community colleges face potential cuts

Gov. Phil Murphy’s new proposed budget would see $20 million cut in state aid to community colleges, a year after the state provided a...

Supreme Court ducks challenge to college bias response teams

Speech First, a group formed to advocate for students’ free speech rights, petitioned the court to hear an appeal after a lower court tossed...

University of Maryland halts fraternity and sorority events amid hazing worries

Program activities of fraternities and sororities at the University of Maryland have been suspended indefinitely, the university announced. The University of Maryland’s decision comes after the University...

Michigan State University’s Rema Vassar resigning as board chair

Michigan State University Board of Trustees Chair Rema Vassar is resigning as the board's leader Sunday night as fellow board members plan to meet...

More Latinas are going to college than ever before. But they still face a wage gap.

The University of California, Los Angeles’ Latino Policy and Politics Institute analyzed data from the 2021 American Community Survey and found that more Latinas are pursuing...

Saving for college? Ann Arbor event to provide info on state-backed options

A disturbing video that leaked online appears to depict members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of Miami engaging in a...

Youngstown State University President Bill Johnson shares plans for expansion

In a Friday meeting with Jefferson County superintendents, Youngstown State University President Bill Johnson affirmed his commitment to an expansion of education in the...

Building Operational Excellence in Online Learning: Strategies for Higher Ed Leaders

Date & Time: Tuesday, April 9 at 2 pm ET

In this 20-minute UB Ed Talk, two experts in online programs will provide strategies to ensure operational excellence in any online learning program, by assessing an institution’s strengths and weaknesses, identifying key areas for improvement, and building a strategic roadmap for the future. 

‘She endured cruelty’: what led to a leader’s death at a historically Black university?

Based on Antoinette Candia-Bailey’s own accounting of her eight-month tenure at Lincoln, the trouble began with a disastrous performance evaluation Candia-Bailey received in mid-November. The...

A growing number of colleges are rolling out ‘no-loan’ policies. ‘They are giving them out like candy,’ Yale professor says

Roughly two dozen schools have introduced “no-loan” policies, which means they are eliminating student loans altogether from their financial aid packages. Among the schools on The Princeton...

State university ‘microcredential’ programs offer flexible education for high-needs industries

Microcredentials are what Iowa State University Associate Provost Ann Marie VanDerZanden described as shorter disciplinary programs that instill knowledge, skills and abilities through focused...

Gov. Shapiro provides more details on community college, state system consolidation plans

Gov. Josh Shapiro indicated he would like to see the creation of a new system by the end of this calendar year. Next year,...

University of Georgia announces $7.3 million in campus security upgrades

The University of Georgia on Tuesday said it has committed more than $7.3 million on new safety measures, including emergency call boxes and a...