UB Staff

Meet the man who thinks he ‘screwed up’ college football with a Supreme Court win

Andrew Coats, the lawyer who convinced the U.S. Supreme Court in 1984 to allow universities to maximize football revenue, leading to a television-driven money-grab...

The new FAFSA: Changes to college financial aid application are ‘tectonic,’ says expert

"There's a delay in the start of the form due to the complexity of simplification," said higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz. For the 2024-2025 school...

George Washington University will arm campus officers despite student protests, cites ‘rising gun violence’

The move is part of a five-part implementation plan announced Monday by the police department. The plan also saw a revision to the university’s Use of Force...

Harsh penalties approved for Florida state college employees who use restrooms that don’t correspond with gender assigned at birth

Under the new rules approved Wednesday, staff and faculty at Florida colleges can be fired if they use a restroom for a gender that...

The College Board tells TikTok and Facebook SAT scores

Gizmodo observed the College Board’s website sharing data with Facebook and TikTok when a user fills in information about their GPA and SAT scores. When...

What Nevada colleges are doing to keep graduates in Nevada

Higher education is an investment, and the Legislature this year approved more than $74 million in budget restorations for the Nevada System of Higher...

Opinion | How standardized tests can preserve equitable college admissions

The original intent of standardized exams was to break the stranglehold that elite high schools had on elite colleges. As a recent study has shown, colleges...

Duke University graduate students win union election in a landslide

If the results are certified, PhD students who work at Duke as teaching assistants and researchers will form the largest graduate student union at...

University of Utah experiences ‘widespread IT outages’ due to high humidity levels

U of U authorities are working to restore multiple IT outages that were reportedly caused by Utah’s high humidity levels. While they are actively...

West Virginia University students push back on program and faculty cuts after $45M budget shortfall

The West Virginia United Students’ Union organized separate rallies on campus. Organizers said they want to halt the university’s planned reductions, seek an independent...

Proposal would convert hotel tower to housing for San Jose State University students

It's a move that would underscore the desperate need for more affordable campus housing as well as the lingering after-effects of the pandemic on...

Opinion | Let’s stop pretending college degrees don’t matter

The economic advantage of getting a college degree remains at just about an all-time high when compared with the average earnings of Americans with...

Oregon’s community colleges generate billions for the economy, report says

Oregon’s 17 community colleges generated more than $9 billion in annual economic impact for the state in the 2021-2022 fiscal year, according to a...

How corporations can drive innovation in higher ed—and why they should

And while there is undeniable value in a traditional college education, businesses have the opportunity to reshape higher education once again to align better...

Pathways from community colleges to Colorado State University ease transfers, reduce cost

Colorado students hoping to earn bachelor’s degrees in civil or mechanical engineering, fermentation science and technology or hospitality and event management from Colorado State...