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Hood College receives $54 million, largest donation in school’s history

Hood College will receive $54 million from Hodson Trust on Monday which is the largest gift in the school's 130-year history. The educational institution says...

Miami University union leader sounds off on contract negotiations

To union members at Miami University, negotiations with legal counsel for the university have felt like a fight. If the election earlier this year was round...

Morgan State University police union raises safety concerns, blasts department leadership in letter school calls ‘unexpected’

Morgan State University Police union members are demanding change in the department in the wake of a mass shooting on the school's campus earlier this month. In...

Opinion | Should colleges and universities speak on political issues?

Today, as Brian Rosenberg, former president of Macalester College, puts it, presidents regularly issue statements about “Racism and xenophobia, climate change and voting rights, the future...

Video shows alleged attack on Arizona State University professor

Security video shows a Talking Points USA host appearing to shove a professor to the ground during a confrontation on the Arizona State University...

Jackson State University student killed in on-campus shooting

A statement released by acting President Elayne Hayes-Anthony said Jaylen Burns was taken to a hospital from campus after reports of shots being fired at...

New College report shows lowest retention rate in school’s history

New College of Florida's retention rate fell to historic lows and it's dropout rate doubled between last fall and the start of the 2023-2024...

Colleges are filling more spots with students applying early. Who benefits? The rich.

Many selective institutions, including most of the private colleges in Massachusetts, admit nearly half of their incoming classes through early decision — a binding...

Warning of ‘grave’ errors, powerful donors push universities on Hamas

Kenneth Griffin has donated more than half a billion dollars to Harvard University, committing $300 million this year alone. Last Monday, with his alma...

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...