UB Staff

Colleges dropped the SAT and ACT. Here’s why many high schools didn’t

Students applying to Indiana University, the state’s flagship school, don’t have to submit standardized test scores to be considered for admission. But they still have...

Scammers posing as Drexel University professor dupe student out of thousands of dollars

Clayton Justice said he answered a job listing that appeared to have been posted by a Drexel University professor in October. It offered a...

Oregon university drops failing grades for students, citing ‘GPA fixation’

An Oregon university announced they will abandon failing letter grades, citing a "GPA fixation" that negatively impacts students. Western Oregon University issued a news release...

Students hold silent protest at SC State University as school considers eliminating programs

Student organizations held a silent protest at South Carolina State University on Wednesday as the university’s board of trustees consider eliminating academic programs at...

Idaho ruling helps clear the way for a controversial University of Phoenix acquisition

The University of Idaho said Wednesday it would move forward with its planned affiliation with the for-profit University of Phoenix in a nearly $700...

Glitch in financial aid form is keeping students with immigrant parents from applying for college grants

Financial aid experts worry the hurdles could discourage students from immigrant families from applying for financial aid at all, or put them off college...

Mentoring team helps minority male college students succeed

College educators and residents are leading a privately funded mentorship program for minority male students to engage with them and help them with personal...

Illinois college offering paid 8-week internships to unemployed suburban residents

Prairie State College is offering a new program to provide internships to unemployed suburban Cook County residents. The partnership with Opportunity Works connects participants with...

How to make academic hiring fair: database lists innovative policies

A new online resource brings together universities’ research-assessment and career-development policies to help the academic community make hiring, promotion and tenure procedures fairer, more...

Task force to consider “restorative justice” for Black families uprooted by Virginia university’s expansion

The city of Newport News, Virginia, and Christopher Newport University are creating a joint task force to reexamine the destruction of a Black neighborhood...

Professor sues University of Utah for reverse discrimination

A man who applied for a job at the University of Utah is suing the school for alleged reverse discrimination in its hiring practices. In...

At Penn, tensions may only be growing after Magill’s resignation

Campus protests are not usually aimed at a single person. But last week at the University of Pennsylvania, professors staged a rally targeting Marc...

Cleveland State leaders have met with Notre Dame College about ‘absorbing’ the financially struggling school

Cleveland State University and Notre Dame College have met to discuss the university potentially absorbing the struggling private college. Meetings between officials from the two...

University of Delaware paying out after settling class-action suit over COVID-19 shutdown

Maybe a PayPal alert or a Venmo deposit, perhaps just a check in the mail — certain UD students have seen payments from their...

West Texas A&M turned to leading conservatives to build out institute for “Panhandle values”

Ever since West Texas A&M University President Walter Wendler started developing a new institute on campus to champion “Panhandle values,” he has publicly steered...