UB Staff

Restrictions on tenure and academic freedom have college professors eyeing the exits

College professors once regarded Wisconsin as one of the safest places to work, with the right to be tenured baked into state law. Then,...

Northeastern University sends erroneous acceptance letters to dozens of applicants

Dozens of prospective graduate students recently received premature messages of acceptance from Northeastern University in Boston, officials confirmed. According to a university spokesperson, the application...

How a 6-second video turned a campus protest into a national firestorm

The pro-Palestinian protesters had dispersed just a few minutes later and no one was injured or arrested, but the story seemed to grow more...

Virginia Tech fosters collaboration, diversity in higher education at HBCU/MSI Research Summit

The Pamplin College of Business welcomed 25 visiting faculty members and students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs) for the annual...

Bacone College auction gets postponed again: More than 40 instructors let go

MHEC was supposed to be putting the historical college up for auction, but according to the Muskogee County Sheriff’s Office, that auction has been...

Carbon monoxide leak suspected of killing Washington state college student

Authorities brought in outside experts on Wednesday to find the source of carbon monoxide believed to have killed one student and sickened two others at a...

University president authorizes special audit of his own spending

Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard requested a special audit overseen by the state, said Mario Sanchez, a spokesman for Western. Sanchez said...

Lawsuit filed against Carnegie Mellon University student alleging antisemitism and discrimination

A new lawsuit accuses Carnegie Mellon University of discrimination and antisemitism. A Jewish student claims she was subjected to pervasive anti-Jewish discrimination during her time...

University of Florida scientists arrested after allegedly putting kids in cages while they went to work

Two scientists who work at the University of Florida were arrested Friday after allegedly putting their kids in cages while they went to work. Dustin Huff,...

Elon Musk plans to open a new university in Austin

Texas transplant Elon Musk is planning to start a university in Austin, according to tax filings for one of his charities first reported by Bloomberg News. The...

After FSU snub, Florida’s AG launches antitrust probe against the College Football Playoff selection committee

Florida’s top prosecutor on Tuesday announced an antitrust probe against the College Football Playoff selection committee, seeking answers about why the undefeated Florida State...

New York University & Columbia University would lose tax exempt status under newly introduced bill

New York University and Columbia University are in danger of losing their tax exempt status, which translates to hundreds of millions of dollars a year. A bill being...

The University of Wyoming officially commits itself to political neutrality

The University of Wyoming (UW) will stay politically neutral as it seeks to foster an environment where both freedom of expression and constructive dialogue...

USA begins construction on $200M College of Medicine building

The University of South Alabama is breaking ground for a medical building that will “transform medicine,” the university announced. The construction of the facility...

Harvard President Claudine Gay to remain, university leaders affirm support

Harvard President Claudine Gay will retain her job after a meeting Monday of university leaders that followed intense criticism about her response to antisemitism...