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George Washington University drops colonial nickname

George Washington University has changed its school nickname to the Revolutionaries. The nickname change comes after criticism from students and the university community.

Higher education fled this American small town. It left behind ‘a ghost town.’

When West Virginia University took the local campus out of Montgomery five years ago, it took more from the rural town than just a...

2 dorm directors at NY Christian college fired for including pronouns in email: Report

Their former employer, Houghton University, wanted them to drop the identifiers in line with a new policy for email formats implemented in September. Both...

Minnesota college faculty vote no confidence in president, seek change in leadership

Faculty at Northland Community & Technical College in northwest Minnesota have taken a vote of no confidence in President Sandy Kiddoo, and are asking for a...

Native American remains discovered at Dartmouth College spark calls for accountability

As a citizen of the Quapaw Nation, Ahnili Johnson-Jennings has always seen Dartmouth College as the university for Native American students. But news in March...

Yakima Valley College union says it has ‘no confidence’ in college president

Yakima Valley College’s faculty union said it has “no confidence” in YVC President Linda Kaminski because of transparency issues. AFT-Yakima Local 1485 represents about 300...

Stillman first HBCU to withdraw from U.S. News Best College Rankings

Stillman College is joining a growing group of colleges and universities that are abandoning the U.S. News Best College rankings. While more than 40 law schools and...

Judge takes down North Idaho College board again over firing of president. ‘It is a sham’

A judge on Wednesday denied a request by the North Idaho College Board of Trustees to reconsider an order forcing the college to reinstate...

Hackers hijacked a university’s emergency system to threaten students and faculty

Hackers hijacked a Virginia university’s emergency alerts system this week and, in what appears to be a first, used it to issue threats to...

Colleges expand ‘segregated’ graduation events

Universities are expanding their menu of optional graduation events focused on participants’ identities and segregated by race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and even income. Georgetown University,...

New Mexico’s higher education department sends letter to NMSU

New Mexico's higher education department is now acting against New Mexico State University. The department is asking for an independent investigation into all university-sponsored athletic...

Financial aid for college may soon be harder for some to get with simplified FAFSA form

Along with the launch in December of a simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form to request financial help for the 2024-25 year, the Department of Education...

A sensible move for more efficiency in higher ed

Higher education has become a black hole for money, with innumerable expenditures on personnel and programs that would never pass the test of the...

How the promise of free college doesn’t always help low-income students

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced proudly in August that 100,000 people had applied for her state’s free college program, Michigan Reconnect. But there’s a hitch....

West Texas A&M faculty calls for vote of no confidence in president after canceling drag show

Faculty members of West Texas A&M University are calling for a vote of no confidence in President Walter Wendler. Wendler’s primary crime seems to be...