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War in Ukraine prompts dire warnings and backlash on college campuses

Higher education leaders and student groups weigh in with support, protests, vigils and seminars on the conflict.

More than 30 groups call on Biden Administration to support college completion

Increased funding in next year's budget could help retain and get more students to completion.

Fighting fiction: What can higher education do to ensure facts win out?

One university leader says, 'we want to create an environment of learning not an environment of black and white, one side or the other.'

Will stealth variant and spring break bring a huge college COVID surge?

There are still many unknowns about the omicron's spinoff strain now circulating but it is highly transmissible.

When is the right time for college presidents to speak the truth?

Four leaders share how and why they might use the ‘bully pulpit’ to address tough topics in their communities.

How to minimize the impact of crises at your university

To confront, address, mitigate and proactively avoid situations that can quickly reach a crisis level, preparation and planning are critical to controlling, rather than exacerbating, an incident.

Can Congress and the FBI help stop the repeated bomb threats at HBCUs?

Saying 'fear is not an option in this nation',' a new House subcommittee and two federal crime prevention agencies are investigating acts of domestic hate and violence.

Castro resigns as California State University chancellor amid another scandal in higher ed

The former Fresno State president joins several other prominent national university leaders in being forced to step down.

Strike up the bans: Nearly 50 gag orders target freedom of speech in higher ed

From critical race theory to LGBTQ, legislators are pushing to shut down some teachings and trainings, and the three ways college leaders can change that.

Why 3 big universities are removing masks and why one is keeping them on

Case counts are trending downward nationally, but some campuses are still experiencing spikes of COVID-19.

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