UB Staff

Why higher ed is scared of a second Trump term

College leaders, their lobbyists, and their donors have been nursing for months a low-simmering anxiety about what a second Donald Trump term would mean for their...

Texas’ diversity, equity and inclusion ban has led to more than 100 job cuts at state universities

A ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in higher education has led to more than 100 job cuts across university campuses in Texas,...

New College President Richard Corcoran gets $200K bonus after first year

New College of Florida President Richard Corcoran, who spearheaded a controversial remaking of the Sarasota school over the last year, received a $200,000 bonus...

Two-thirds of US colleges, universities require DEI classes to graduate: report

Most American colleges and universities require the completion of courses that emphasize Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)-related topics to graduate, according to a new report surveying public and...

Harvard University becomes latest Ivy League to reinstate SAT, ACT for admissions

Following the footsteps of its Ivy League peers, including Yale, Dartmouth and Brown, Harvard University announced that it is reinstating its standardized testing requirement in admissions beginning with...

Pa. Republican lawmakers shun Gov. Shapiro’s proposed higher education consolidation and pitch their own plan

Republicans pitched their own, multifaceted approach to dealing with the state’s higher education challenges. Two centerpieces were a pair of financial enticement programs designed...

Vermont’s Goddard College to close after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles

Vermont’s Goddard College, a small school known for its progressive education, is closing after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles, the board of...

One state’s big plan to fix the high cost of college

In November 2022, Minnesota Democrats flipped the state’s Senate and retained control of the House and the governorship, giving them a legislative “trifecta” for...

Delaware Tech moves to drop renewable energy degree programs

Delaware Technical Community College will no longer accept new students to degree programs focused on energy. These two-year degree programs in energy management, renewable energy...

Some rural states are cutting higher ed. One state is doing the opposite

Now, spurred by concerns that low levels of college attainment are holding back the southeastern swath of the state, the Kentucky legislature is exploring...

Baruch College, an upward-mobility machine

City College of New York often serves as a nostalgic symbol of American higher education’s past. The college did not charge tuition for decades, and...

Should Temple make public the finalists for the president’s job?

Some Temple University faculty think the school should make public the finalists for the president’s job, given that the last leader chosen through a...

Latino students make up most of the nation’s growth in college degrees

Latinos are making substantial strides in college degree attainment, according to a report released Tuesday. Hispanic students accounted for the vast majority, 79%, of the 4% overall...

NAIA, small colleges association, approves ban on trans athletes from women’s sports

The national small-college organization's Council of Presidents approved in a 20-0 vote a policy that only students who were assigned the female gender at...

University of Texas professors demand reversal of job cuts from shuttered DEI initiative

The school’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors has estimated that 60 people in DEI roles at the campus were let go...