Alabama A&M University leadership wants to buy soon-to-close Birmingham-Southern College, a move leadership says would help the growing college expand into one of its primary student markets and be a boon for the surrounding community. Based in Huntsville, Alabama A&M is the state's largest historically Black college. It currently has its largest enrollment, 6,600 students, […]
The City College of New York, part of the CUNY system, is moving to remote learning starting Wednesday following continued protests and the development of an encampment on the college's campus, school officials said. NYPD officers entered the campus in large numbers late Tuesday night after receiving a request for assistance from City College to […]
As presidents ratchet up their measures to snuff campus protests, utilizing law enforcement and threats of suspension and arrest, faculty are increasingly becoming more disdainful toward their institutional leadership.
As institutions increase their need- and merit-based scholarships to assist families from opposite ends of the economic spectrum, middle-class students are left with fewer options—and higher bills.
National College Admissions Day is May 1, and thanks to a program created by Arizona State University, more high school students in Arizona are on the path to a college degree. The Personalized Admissions Project, launched by ASU in 2021, is removing barriers to college by simplifying the process: High school seniors who meet the admission […]
Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency for higher education because of ongoing problems with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly called FAFSA. His declaration seemed to be a symbolic gesture about ongoing problems with the federal financial aid program as well as an approach to streamlining West Virginia's part of the […]
After losing his top pick for a postdoctoral assistant to another college, University of Florida professor Zhengfei Guan knew who was to blame: Gov. Ron DeSantis. Guan, a Chinese national with lawful permanent residence in Florida, and two Chinese Florida International University students filed a lawsuit last month looking to block a law that bans […]
Leaders at Texas State University and Diablo Valley College discuss tackling student mental health challenges surrounding academics and isolation in a webinar hosted by TimelyCare.
Despite fear that college enrollment is declining, a new academic study published by Sage Journals reveals that certain subjects are seeing big numbers. The deciding factor? The lifetime earning premiums they offer.
Wells College, a private college in Aurora since 1868, has announced it will close its doors at the end of the current semester. The college is citing financial difficulties and declining enrollment as reasons the college cannot stay afloat. According to U.S. News and World Report, Wells College had a total undergraduate enrollment of 342 in […]
