UB Staff

Following program cuts, new West Virginia University student union says fight is not over

Led by many first-generation college students and those receiving financial aid in the state with the fewest college graduates, members say they want to...

Opinion | For true higher-ed diversity, we must break the testing monopoly

Do we have to choose between diversity and objective measurements of college readiness? I think the answer is no, but that doesn’t mean we should...

Why device management programs make financial sense for higher ed

While almost everyone in IT agrees on the value of device management software, a recent EDUCAUSE survey revealed that just 1 in 4 higher education IT...

Simmons College buys $6 million dorm from Spalding University

President Kevin Cosby officially announced that students at the Historically Black College and University have a new dorm building. The money came from several small...

Tuition increase approved for University of Wisconsin-Madison, other campuses

In-state tuition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other campuses in the system will increase 3.75% next school year under a plan approved unanimously...

Manhattanville College celebrates new status as Manhattanville University

Manhattanville College became Manhattanville University on Wednesday, a sign to the public of a broader range of academic offerings. The change was made possible, in...

Proposed $248M settlement announced with multiple colleges over alleged deceptive financial aid tactics

The settlement administrator Angeion Group LLC announced a proposed settlement with several U.S. colleges and universities Friday over alleged deceptive tactics in giving out...

UT-Austin announces round of firings in latest step to comply with Texas’ DEI ban

The university fired about 60 people and some of the offices where they worked are expected to close by May 31, according to a...

Colorado needs to strengthen college and career connections for students, report says

While more Colorado students are taking college-level and career education classes in high school, a new report says that trend hasn’t correlated to many...

Bowie State University to host solar eclipse watch party

At least 3,000 people are expected at Bowie State University on April 8 for the university’s solar eclipse watch party. Hailu hopes that the university’s...

College will cost up to $95,000 this fall. Schools say it’s OK, financial aid can numb sticker shock

That means a wealthy family with three children could expect to shell out more than $1 million by the time their youngest child completes...

Iowa Senate passes bills for Iowa College Aid reporting requirements, student outcome data

The Iowa Senate passed two bills relating to community colleges and the Iowa College Student Aid Commission Monday, sending one to the governor’s desk...

Back-and-forth continues between Smith College and students as sit-in nears a week

Dozens of Smith College students are continuing a sit-in inside the administration building on the Northampton, Massachusetts, campus — nearly a week after the...

Austin Community College approves pilot program offering free tuition to more students

The Board of Trustees at Austin Community College has approved its free tuition pilot program, also known as the College Affordability Plan. The program aims to take...

Oregon to get portion of $21 billion for early and postsecondary education allocated by Congress

Nearly $376 million will be funneled into nonprofits, community colleges and universities to provide scholarships for migrant students and seasonal farmworkers and their children to pursue higher education or earn their GED.