Yale and Cornell are among the universities cautioning foreign students against international travel, while students from mixed-status families have new concerns about their FAFSA data.
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.
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.
About half of all surveyed private colleges and universities said their incoming class was "more difficult" to fill, and 44% reported a smaller incoming class, according to a survey from NAICU.
Perhaps the most important element is creating a culture of agile thinking among educators and administrators to best prepare a university for the next generation of learners and their emerging needs.
A Republican-led investigation into antisemitism on college campuses found that administrators "overwhelmingly failed" to clamp down on students and faculty who engaged in antisemitic behavior following Hamas' attack on Israel last year. The 325-page report released by the US House Education Committee Thursday states college officials made "astounding concessions" to organizers of pro-Palestinian encampments, while […]
Across the state, some schools are arranging creative housing options for students, from retirement homes to off-campus apartments. Others are bunking in lounges converted into sleeping spaces, Airbnbs or double dorm rooms that now squeeze in a third roommate. The unusual digs can present challenges, but they're attempts by colleges like the University of Minnesota, […]
