With the Defense Department readying its outreach to HBCUs at Congress' urging, one university network is poised to bring together established research giants and underfunded institutions to secure better funding in science and engineering.
A 6% increase appeared small. It amounted to $342 for every student in the first year. But when Crystal Chavira-Ordunez discussed the tuition rise with their sister, who has been considering attending Cal State Fullerton to pursue a K-12 teaching program, she bristled. Faced with a $1.5bn budget deficit and a years-long enrollment decline, trustees in […]
Call it the University of Wisconsin System no more—the system is getting a new name. The Universities of Wisconsin will now be what to call the organization of 13 public universities spread across 26 campuses, President Jay Rothman announced Tuesday. The change is rolling out over the coming months and is expected to be finished […]
Four of Pennsylvania's universities are plugging budget gaps while they await hundreds of millions of dollars in aid that has been snarled in a partisan dispute among lawmakers in a state that has one of the nation's most abysmal records for funding higher education. Education advocates argue that even a proposed increase in aid won't make a […]
In the wake of a shooting that left five people injured during homecoming festivities, Morgan State University leaders announced Tuesday they plan to build a wall around most of the northeast Baltimore campus and station security personnel at entrances and exits. The wall would extend existing barriers by about 8,000 feet (2,400 meters) to encircle […]
Classes at Bowie State University have been canceled for the rest of the week in the wake of last weekend's shooting that injured two 19-year-olds during homecoming festivities. The break will allow students, faculty and staff additional time to address their "mental well-being," university officials said. Late Saturday, two 19-year-olds who were not students were […]
The Community College Research Center at Columbia University Teachers College has developed a new framework urging colleges and K12 districts to work together to ensure students take dual enrollment courses with vision, preparation and an eye toward postsecondary success.
Tennessee State University supporters and the state government continue to find themselves in a quagmire as both parties have recognized that the historic Black college was underfunded. How much is still up for debate and depends on who's asked. The state said half a billion was owed in 2022, while the federal government said that […]
