UB Staff

University of Tennessee’s much-needed dorms move ahead, with one big change to the plan

One planned residence hall is being swapped for another as the University of Tennessee at Knoxville finalizes its first public-private development agreement to make...

Video | Protests erupt across US college campuses after Hamas attacks

CNN's Nick Watt reports on tensions at college campuses across the US, from Harvard to UCLA, following the attacks by Hamas on Israel. Read more...

Physics professor wins $650,000 grant for quantum computing research

St. Olaf College Associate Professor of Physics Prabal Adhikari has been awarded a Funding for Accelerated, Inclusive Research (FAIR) grant by the United States...

Stillman College Cybersecurity Center receives additional support from Google

A news release stated the Stillman College Cybersecurity Center received $500,000 in grant funding and additional support from Google's Cybersecurity Clinics Fund. The grant and...

College enrollment is up — and that’s good news

Numbers from New Mexico’s four-year colleges and universities show significant increases in fall 2023 enrollment. This comes after a decade of decline and a...

Tuition hikes at 23 public California colleges make students question: ‘Is it even worth it?’

A 6% increase appeared small. It amounted to $342 for every student in the first year. But when Crystal Chavira-Ordunez discussed the tuition rise with...

Driving Enrollment Growth Through Digital Credential Programs

Date & Time: Tuesday, November 14 at 2 pm ET

  In this 20-minute UB Ed Talk, learn practical insights and strategies for any institution to quickly set up a digital credential program, while fostering a culture of continuous, lifelong learning among students and alumni, and driving enrollment growth. 

Pennsylvania universities still waiting for subsidies following legislative budget standstill

Four of Pennsylvania’s universities are plugging budget gaps while they await hundreds of millions of dollars in aid that has been snarled in a partisan dispute...

UW System rebranding as Universities of Wisconsin

Call it the University of Wisconsin System no more—the system is getting a new name. The Universities of Wisconsin will now be what to call...

Morgan State University plans to build a wall around campus after shooting during homecoming week

In the wake of a shooting that left five people injured during homecoming festivities, Morgan State University leaders announced Tuesday they plan to build...

Michigan State University trustee disputes suggestion Tucker firing makes presidential search tougher

The leader of Michigan State University's presidential search committee Sunday disputed comments by several national experts who said the school's termination of football coach...

Bowie State University classes canceled for rest of week to address ‘mental well-being’ following shooting

Classes at Bowie State University have been canceled for the rest of the week in the wake of last weekend's shooting that injured two...

Is the state funding University of Tennessee and TSU students the same? No.

Tennessee State University supporters and the state government continue to find themselves in a quagmire as both parties have recognized that the historic Black...

UGA joins College Cost Transparency Initiative

The initiative will standardize the language used in financial aid offers, so all costs, terms and conditions are easily comprehensible. This way, prospective undergraduate...

College students suing universities for partial pandemic refunds

Michigan college students did not get what they paid for during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s the bottom line of lawsuits...