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Yale, Duke and Columbia among elite schools to settle in price-fixing case

For almost a quarter of a century, a coterie of the nation’s most elite universities had a legal shield: They would be exempt from...

California State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end strike

California State university faculty members reached a tentative contract agreement Monday, the same day that nearly 30,000 professors, librarians, coaches and other workers struck...

Universities of Wisconsin transition another 2-year college to online instruction only

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Chancellor Michael Alexander announced Friday that the university's branch campus in Marinette will cease in-person instruction beginning with the 2024...

College crime rankings: See where your school ranks in NJ and nationally

In both 2019 and 2020, the most recently reported years, the schools with the highest number of reported crimes in New Jersey were Rutgers...

Conn. could become first state to ban legacy admissions in higher education: ‘A practice of the past’

Key lawmakers from both major parties say they'd be open to the idea, describing legacy admissions — in which schools give priority to students...

Rice University sets aside $33 million to settle price-fixing lawsuit

Rice University has set aside $33.75 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit filed against 17 prestigious private universities across the country accused of illegally...

$900,000 in Emergency Assistance grants to help students at Minnesota colleges, including White Earth College

Over $900,000 in EAPS funding will help White Earth and nine other Minnesota tribal and private, nonprofit institutions provide campus-run emergency assistance support to...

Biden Title IX changes: A better way to handle campus sexual assault

The system designed to handle allegations of sexual assault on college campuses is badly broken. Over the past 15 years, the rules have changed...

Why Americans have lost faith in the value of college

The political turmoil that rocked universities over the past three months and sparked the resignations of two Ivy League presidents has landed like an...

OpenAI launches first university partnership with Arizona State

Arizona State University will become the first-ever higher education institution to partner with OpenAI, allowing the school full use of the company's flagship product, ChatGPT. The partnership will allow...

A century in the making, Duquesne University opens its new medical school

More than a century later, amid a nationwide shortage in primary care doctors, Duquesne is getting its medical school. Duquesne’s College of Medicine has officially...

Fla. Board of Education bans of diversity, equity, inclusion programs in state colleges

The Florida Board of Education said Wednesday it has implemented "strict regulations" limiting the use of public funds for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)...

Canada tightens security for university research, affecting ties to China

With geopolitical tensions mounting, the Canadian government announced a new security system for university research that aims to prevent tech secrets leaking to key...

Why a faculty strike looms at the California State University system

The California Faculty Association, which represents 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches, says it will begin a five-day strike on Monday, the first day...

Layoffs at Michigan college part of 3-year ‘budget realignment’

ALBION, MI - A probe into endowment funds and a downgraded credit rating have placed Albion College’s financial situation under the microscope of state...