As state budgets continue to tighten and higher education runs out of pandemic-era federal funding, these colleges are continuing their research in unison. "Together, our strengths are magnified."
The Board of Trustees of The Ohio State University announces its opposition to the current version of Senate Bill 83 (SB 83). We acknowledge the issues raised by this proposal but believe there are alternative solutions that will not undermine the shared governance model of universities, risk weakened academic rigor, or impose extensive and expensive […]
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is expected to train more than 14,000 new mental health professionals and distribute another $1 billion over the next five years.
After more than a year of organizing, Miami University faculty have officially unionized. Despite how individuals may have voted, now all faculty are represented in the union. That's more than 800 members, including tenured and tenure-track faculty and teaching professors, clinical faculty and lecturers with longer-term contracts. Miami is the largest employer in Butler County, with […]
Following Trocaire College's failed acquisition of its neighboring Buffalo private school, Medaille University is closing its doors, displacing around 1,600 students.
The students, who have fundraised $100,000 for the event, want to hold a ceremony "on our terms" after school officials tapped Scott Atlas, a top adviser to former President Donald Trump during the Covid-19 pandemic, to speak at their commencement. On Tuesday, they announced that Maya Wiley, an attorney and former MSNBC commentator who is president and […]
Under a bill, community college students in Illinois would be assured that class credits related to their chosen major in certain fields of study will be transferable to all public colleges and universities in the state. SB 2288 would grant course parity under all majors, which are in areas from computer science to theatre arts. […]
University of Michigan will spend $75 million to acquire dozens of Ann Arbor properties, paving the way for the second phase of its Central Campus housing project. The sale, pending a vote by the Board of Regents during its May 18 meeting in Dearborn, would authorize the purchase of 49 private properties north of Elbel […]
While many universities are proud to talk about how they fight climate change, some also invest in and accept donations from the same oil companies that drive global warming. Experts and students are calling those schools hypocritical and are demanding change. CBS News' "On the Dot" environmental series investigates the scope of the problem, starting with the […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday prohibiting Florida's public institutions from spending money on initiatives related to diversity, equity and inclusion, which he believes "promote(s) dangerous political and social activism."
