UB Staff

If the state cannot afford to expand the Cal Grant program, key trade-offs loom

If dollars are scarce, some advocates say the state should pull money from a new scholarship partly for middle class students to pay for more aid to students of lesser means. But key figures in the Legislature and Newsom’s administration disagree with that approach.

Area colleges working on upcoming schedules in response to Lewiston shootings

Central Maine Community College was planning to host the Yankee Small College Conference women’s soccer championships at its Auburn campus Saturday and Sunday. The YSCC announced Thursday that the tournament, as well as the men’s soccer tourney hosted in Albany, New York, will be moved to next week.

Israel-Hamas war stirs free speech battles at college campuses across US

The surge in campus activism has left some students and their parents scared and prompted criticism and condemnation of how university leaders are handling the behavior.

N.H. establishes higher ed. task force amid enrollment decline

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu is putting pencil to paper in an effort to help higher education. An executive order signed Wednesday establishes a task...

Hillsdale College campus has high risk of rape due to its failed response, lawsuit says

Hillsdale College students face "an unusually high risk of sexual assault" because the college fails to have or enforce proper policies that prevent sexual...

Nevada higher ed eyes more cuts, hiking student fees to fund faculty pay raises

A panel of students, faculty and administrators from across the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) met Wednesday with a single goal: Come up...

Florida’s DeSantis bans pro-Palestinian group from state campuses

Florida’s university system, working with Governor Ron DeSantis, ordered colleges on Tuesday to shut down a pro-Palestinian student organization, outlawing the group whose national...

Harvard and UPenn donor revolt raises concerns about big money on campuses

Big money donations are booming at America’s colleges, helping fund higher education for millions of students. But big donations often come with strings attached. Major...

University of Michigan says hackers gained personal information of individuals in cyberattack

The University of Michigan said on Monday that hackers were able to get the personal information during a cyberattack back in August. University officials say...

Minnesota family, Klobuchar advocate for new law to stop hazing at colleges

A bipartisan push on Capitol Hill is underway to protect college students from hazing, which has had a tragic impact on Minnesota families. The legislation...

State issues guidance to address equity on college campuses

Two of the state’s top elected officials are newly encouraging colleges and universities in Massachusetts to find new approaches to “advance diversity, break down...

University of Northern Colorado continues to feed students: ‘It feels kind of like Christmas Day’

Over the past year, visits to the university's Bear Pantry, which provides food for the community, more than doubled. Thanks to a new partnership developed...

These former HBCU students owed their college nearly $10 million. The debt was just erased

On or around Monday, nearly 3,000 former college students will be getting letters with the kind of news millions of Americans probably wish they could receive...

Does a winning football team boost college enrollment?

Boise State’s enrollment jumped from a stagnant 18,876 in fall 2006 to 24,145 in spring 2018. The percentage of students from out of state...

Michigan State ‘deeply sorry’ for Hitler image displayed before football game

On Sunday evening, a university official said an unnamed employee was connected to the incident but didn't make clear whether was intentional or the...