UB Staff

UC explains admissions decisions in a record application year of much heartbreak, some joy

Surging college applications have been hailed as a sign that the dropping of testing requirements has lowered entry barriers for many students. But the flip side of more applications is more rejections and heartbreak — as well as widespread confusion over what it takes to get that coveted acceptance letter.

U.Va. officially dedicates memorial to enslaved laborers

The University officially dedicated the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers in a culmination of over a decade's worth of community and student activism surrounding the memorial’s construction.

India makes sustained outreach to US universities for knowledge partnership

India, which sends the largest number of STEM students to the United States, is making a sustained outreach with American universities to build knowledge partnerships.

White House budget blueprint has billions for higher ed

The request focuses on increasing Pell Grants, further supporting HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions, and reducing racial gaps.

75 Higher education institutions urge strong 2030 U.S. climate target

A group of colleges and universities across the United States sent a letter to the White House calling on the Biden-Harris administration to adopt a target of at least 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030.

University of Kentucky mistakenly sends 500,000 acceptances

Technical issues caused half a million high school seniors to be accepted into a program that usually accepts about three dozen students a year.

Education nonprofit Edraak ignored a student data leak for two months

Data continued to flow for two months after a cybersecurity firm notified the nonprofit of the security lapse.

College athletics coach charged with stealing nude photos from student athletes

The former coach at Northeastern University also allegedly tried to dupe students into sending him more photos.

What coronavirus means for College Decision Day

National College Decision Day has traditionally been May 1 and will likely remain so for many schools.

Bowling Green State University sophomore’s hazing death ruled an accident from ‘fatal ethanol intoxication’

Stone Foltz, 20, died on March 7 after an alleged hazing incident with alcohol.

US universities call for clearer rules on science espionage amid China crackdown

As the National Institutes of Health begins implementing Trump-era guidelines, researchers voice concerns over transparency and racial profiling.

A Michigan university is offering college students a scholarship to study cannabis

tudents at Lake Superior State University have had the unique opportunity to pursue a degree in cannabis chemistry since 2019. Now, they can also get cash to do it.

Poll: Nearly half of parents don’t want their kids to go straight to a four-year college

Only a slim majority of parents — 54 percent — still prefer a four-year college for their children.

Albion College students demand change after racist graffiti reported on dorm walls

More than 450 Albion College students and staff members marched across campus April 5, 2021, to boycott the injustices they said are happening on campus.

States step in to stop colleges holding transcripts ransom for unpaid bills

Nationwide, 6.6 million students can't obtain their transcripts from public and private colleges and universities for having unpaid bills as low as $25 or less.