Ninotska Love's 2017 acceptance to Wellesley was a personal milestone — but it was also a pivotal moment for the school and other universities of its kind. Love was one of the first trans students to be admitted to the college, which, for nearly 150 years, only accepted cisgender women — and one of several trans women […]

The number of female-led colleges and universities around the world increased this year, and America is leading the charge. Of the 48 top-ranked schools around the world helmed by a woman, 16 represent the red, white and blue, according to Times Higher Education (THE).

These colleges may all be well over a hundred years old, but recent hirings prove there is still a first time for everything: NYU and three other colleges have all recently elected a Black or female president—or both—for the first time in their histories.

The University of Pennsylvania's board of trustees is led by a New York City investment banker, one of many board members with a financial or legal background. There's also a billionaire who heads one of the nation's leading makeup and fragrance companies, a pro bono CEO of a group that aids poor women weavers in […]