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Columbia joins New York consortium on artificial intelligence

Columbia University will join six other research institutions as part of a plan announced today by New York Governor Kathy Hochul to make New York State...

How much money do college and university presidents make?

The most selective schools in the U.S. don't necessarily pay their presidents the most. The president of Thomas Jefferson University was the best-paid private...

UH students demand larger role in selecting university’s next president

Calls are growing for the University of Hawaii to change how its next president will be chosen. In response, UH decision-makers have agreed to the...

Georgetown welcomes higher education financial leader, alumnus as new CFO

Starting in April, Hari Sastry will lead the university’s central financial functions, including accounting and financial reporting, budgeting and planning, procurement, and treasury services....

This community college has 1 full-time Black faculty member out of 165. Why campuses struggle with diversity

At Cabrillo College near Santa Cruz, Nikia Chaney stands out. You can spot her bright pink hair from a distance. She’s also the only...

Claudine Gay’s resignation highlights the trouble with regulating academic writing

Gay is not the first head of an academic institution unseated by allegations of plagiarism: Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigned last year as Stanford University's president after an...

Colorado becomes one of the first to employ an incarcerated professor

For the two-hour class, David Carrillo, the adjunct professor teaching for Adams State University, mostly kept his hands in his pockets as he lectured...

Virginia senator’s bill would ban legacy college admissions

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia is hoping to advance bipartisan legislation in Congress this year that would make major changes in the college...

Houston universities move on from DEI offices as new Texas law takes effect

While the new law went into effect Monday, the University of Houston has been preparing for it since August. Donna Cornell, the vice chancellor...

Student accuses Rutgers University of retaliation for speaking out against antisemitism

A Rutgers University law student is suing the school, claiming discrimination and retaliation after he spoke out against antisemitism on campus. Yoel Ackerman says a fellow student...

Researchers look at how to help more community college students gain four-year degrees

Community colleges and four-year universities can work together to improve the transfer student experience, a data report from the U.S. Department of Education suggests. The U.S....

Real estate company bids $4.9 million for the campus of a bankrupt West Virginia college

A federal bankruptcy court in West Virginia has set a hearing for next month on the potential sale of a defunct private university's campus. A...

A new way to fund Texas community colleges focuses on student success, not enrollment

House Bill 8’s historic $683 million investment in community colleges rewards schools for getting students to complete a degree or certificate, transfer to a...

Gov. Cox shares no evidence that Utah colleges require DEI statements—while U. of Utah says it doesn’t

Utah’s flagship university says it does not require prospective hires to sign a diversity, equality and inclusion statement before they’re employed. The comment to The...

Columbia launches a reinvestment in its values and mission

Columbia University has announced a series of efforts designed to reinvest in its values and foster a community where debates and disagreements are rooted in academic...