UB Staff

Early college is the equalizer we need

Early college programs targeting Black and brown kids, instructing them to do college-level work while in high school, are one way to compensate for...

Pro-Palestine USF group sues DeSantis, university officials over deactivation order

he University of South Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) is suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state university system...

Why is the College Board pushing to expand advanced placement?

For the past two decades, the College Board has moved aggressively to expand the number of high school students taking Advanced Placement courses and...

Fairview plans end to current partnership with University of Minnesota

Fairview Health Services notified the University of Minnesota on Monday that it does not plan to extend its current partnership. The two organizations have partnered...

College enrollment in foreign language courses plummets

Between 2016 and 2021, college enrollment in non-English languages dropped 16.6% nationally — the steepest decline since the Modern Language Association began recording these...

Wellesley College under federal investigation for allegations of anti-Semitism on campus

Wellesley College is under federal investigation for hate on campus. The Department of Education said it received complaints about alleged incidents of anti-Semitism at the school. Wellesley...

Texas State University will hold first 2024 presidential debate

Texas State University in San Marcos will host the first in a series of four scheduled general election debates next year on Sept. 16,...

California professor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Jewish demonstrator

A Southern California college professor was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas...

Overhaul of widely used college financial aid form could make it a 10-minute process

Delivering on long-awaited improvements, the Department of Education will soon release a streamlined version of its widely used college financial aid form, known as the...

University of Minnesota launches state’s first research center for cannabis

As Minnesota grows a new regulated marketplace for marijuana, experts at the University of Minnesota are digging into how it affects your health and...

New urgency to close skills gap between college and employment

Preparing students to find a job straight out of college is not always easy in Indiana. However, barriers graduates must jump to successfully transition to...

Beware these ‘truisms’ about higher education

Consider three common truisms about higher education: College costs are skyrocketing. People don’t need education to get good jobs. Americans are turning their backs...

Millionaire’s Tax to cover tuition for 25,000 Massachusetts college students

The voter-approved "Millionaire's Tax" in Massachusetts will cover tuition for about 25,000 students at state universities and community colleges, Gov. Maura Healey announced Wednesday. The surtax on...

Tennessee universities, typically rivals, come together to encourage college enrollment

Ten public universities across Tennessee announced a joint campaign to promote awareness of the value of earning a four-year degree. The consortium of schools kicked...

Enrollment rebounds in 2023 after 2-Year dip at Georgia public universities and colleges

The number of students rose at Georgia's public universities and colleges this fall after a two-year dip, with all but three of the system's 26...