Colleges across the country are shutting down expensive and expansive diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Moves include closing cultural centers and rewriting course catalogs, which can interfere with student life and threaten free speech.
Two private Seattle colleges are joining forces. Seattle University, the largest private university in Western Washington, and the smaller Cornish College of the Arts plan to combine into one school, eventually creating Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University.
Indiana ranks just behind Idaho in leading an early college credit movement, as states increasingly encourage high school students to take college classes, most often at community colleges.
President-elect Donald Trump's aggressive stance on immigration has led some institutions and related organizations to begin issuing guidance to students ahead of his inauguration.
Survey data shows that rural students prefer going to college near where they live. In some cases, they don't have a financial choice. But there are still options for them, including going a little bit farther away to universities and colleges that offer them financial aid.
On Thursday morning, higher education experts hired by the state were expected to present the results of a nearly year-long review of Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, recommending broad changes designed to stabilize the system's finances.
The number of graduates from the state's community colleges has seen a marked increase, according to data released Wednesday by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Overall, the number of Colorado college students earning credentials within six years is holding steady.
