UB Staff

UPenn accuses a law professor of racist statements. Should she be fired?

Amy Wax, a law professor, has said publicly that “on average, Blacks have lower cognitive ability than whites,” that the country is “better off...

Defending its rankings, U.S. News claims elite universities are evading accountability

Eric Gertler, CEO and executive chairman of U.S. News & World Report, defended the publication’s contentious university rankings in an opinion piece published yesterday (Feb. 28) in...

U.S. Education Department increases oversight of how colleges work with outside companies

The U.S. Department of Education made its move to strengthen oversight of revenue-sharing agreements between colleges and companies that help operate online courses —...

Students could get free tuition for Minnesota colleges, universities under DFL proposal

State lawmakers are considering a bill to give most in-state students free tuition to Minnesota’s colleges and universities. DFL senators proposed creating the Minnesota Commitment...

“The Florida of today is the America of tomorrow”: Ron DeSantis’ New College takeover is just the beginning of right’s higher ed crusade

Big-money donors on the right like the Olin and Koch foundations have been establishing “beachhead” academic centers in universities across the country since the 1970s, as...

North Dakota higher-ed leaders form task force to combat negative effects of artificial intelligence

GRAND FORKS — Higher education leaders across the state are convening to tackle the subject of artificial intelligence on campuses, with a renewed focus...

American universities are hiring based on devotion to diversity

Seemingly everyone must file a statement outlining their understanding of diversity, their past contributions to it and their plans “for advancing equity and inclusion” if...

How the metaverse will revolutionize higher education

There are many things we can teach through books and lectures but giving students highly realistic, “hands-on” experience through a virtual world isn’t one...

Ditch the Degree? Many Employers Are Just Fine With That

Between 2011 and 2021, the percentage of people aged 25 and older who completed a bachelor's degree or higher increased by 7.5 percentage points...

DeSantis proposes banning diversity and inclusion initiatives at Florida universities

(CNN) - The proposal is a top priority for DeSantis’ higher education agenda this year, which also includes giving politically appointed presidents and university boards...

Elite universities aren’t hotbeds of ‘wokery’: our research shows they’re rife with racism and classism

Beyond the culture wars caricature, universities such as Harvard and Yale, Oxford and Cambridge, remain highly conservative institutions that align with the interests of privileged groups to perpetuate existing power structures.

Faculty calls on embattled Minnesota college head to resign

They say they lost faith in Miller because of her handling of an objection lodged by a Muslim student who said seeing the artwork violated her religious beliefs.

Ringleader of sex cult at Sarah Lawrence College gets 60-year sentence

Lawrence Ray was convicted of extortion, sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and other charges.

DeSantis seeks transgender university students’ health care information

The Florida governor sent a survey to state universities requesting the number of students who sought or received gender-affirming treatment.

DeSantis seeks details on transgender university students

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking state universities for the number and ages of their students who sought gender dysphoria treatment, including sex reassignment surgery and hormone prescriptions, according to a survey released Wednesday.